Recognizing the enhancement of graduate attributes and employability through part-time work while at university

Active Learning in Higher Education

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 237-252

  Muldoon, Robyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Employability; Extra curricular activity; Graduate attributes; Institutional award; Part time work

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449393816     PISSN: 14697874     EISSN: 17412625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1469787409343189     Document Type: Article

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