Students' undergraduate expectations and post-graduation experiences of the value of a degree

Journal of Geography in Higher Education

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 381-396

  Gedye, Sharon ^a   Fender, Elizabeth ^a   Chalkley, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Careers; Employability; Expectations; Experience; Graduates; Undergraduates

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION; HIGHER EDUCATION; STUDENT;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 12144259705     PISSN: 03098265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0309826042000286956     Document Type: Article

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