Critical evaluation of two models for entrepreneurial education: An improved model through integration

International Journal of Educational Management

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 413-427

  Pretorius, Marius ^a   Nieman, Gideon ^a   Van Vuuren, Jurie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Educational development; Entrepreneurialism; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 22544463371     PISSN: 0951354X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513540510607743     Document Type: Article

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