Preparing geography, earth and environmental science (GEES) students for employment in the enterprise culture

Journal of Geography in Higher Education

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 369-379

  Maguire, Sarah ^a   Guyer, Claire ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Career development; Employability; Entrepreneurship

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; EMPLOYMENT; ENTREPRENEUR; GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION; HIGHER EDUCATION; STUDENT;

EID: 12144281986     PISSN: 03098265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0309826042000286947     Document Type: Article

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