Placement and adding value to the academic performance of undergraduates: Reconfiguring the architecture - an empirical investigation1

Journal of Vocational Education and Training

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 335-350

  Duignan, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33845730134     PISSN: 13636820     EISSN: 17475090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13636820300200233     Document Type: Article

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