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Self-regulated learning: A person-centric approach to training

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 March 2025

Traci Sitzmann*
Affiliation:
University of Colorado Denver, Denver, USA
Kristina N. Bauer
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA
*
Corresponding author: Traci Sitzmann; Email: traci.sitzmann@ucdenver.edu

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