Employability skills: From corporate ‘wish list’ to government policy

Journal of Curriculum Studies

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 143-164

  Taylor, Alison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 0000489273     PISSN: 00220272     EISSN: 13665839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002202798183675     Document Type: Article

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