Graduates' views on the contribution of their higher education to their general development: A retrospective evaluation for the United Kingdom

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 409-438

  Belfield, C R ^a   Bullock, A D ^b   Fielding, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033177223     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018736125097     Document Type: Article

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