Promoting employability skills development in a research-intensive university

Education and Training

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 62-75

  Baker, Geoff ^a   Henson, Debra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Curriculum development; Employment; Research; Skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 76449122147     PISSN: 00400912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00400911011017681     Document Type: Article

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