The challenges of integrating entrepreneurship education in the vocational training system: An insight from Tanzania's vocational education training authority

Journal of European Industrial Training

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 153-166

  Nkirina, Severina P ^a  

^a ST AUGUSTINE UNIVERSITY OF TANZANIA   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Education; Entrepreneursialism; Integration; Tanzania; Vocational training

Indexed keywords

EID: 77049107967     PISSN: 03090590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090591011023998     Document Type: Article

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