Internships at Greek universities: An exploratory study

Journal of Workplace Learning

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 28-41

  Mihail, Dimitrios M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MACEDONIA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Career development; Greece; Students; Unemployment; Universities

Indexed keywords

EID: 31744431564     PISSN: 13665626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13665620610641292     Document Type: Article

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