Work experience: Who needs it?

Journal of Geography in Higher Education

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 135-145

  Shepherd, Ifan D H ^a,b  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Personal transferable skills; Work experience

Indexed keywords

EID: 21544462018     PISSN: 03098265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03098269886155     Document Type: Conference Paper

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