Effective work experience: An exploratory study of strategies and lessons from the united kingdom’s engineering education sector

Journal of Vocational Education and Training

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 421-442

  Powell, Marcus ^a  

^a Strategic Development and Planning Unit   (South Africa)

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EID: 72849145509     PISSN: 13636820     EISSN: 17475090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13636820100200172     Document Type: Article

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