The building of a professional: Creating greater career identity within a degree

International Journal of Learning

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 253-266

  Freudenberg, Brett ^a   Brimble, Mark ^a   Cameron, Craig ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Academic skills; Generic capabilities; Professional skills; Work integrated learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951131270     PISSN: 14479494     EISSN: 14479540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18848/1447-9494/cgp/v16i10/46634     Document Type: Article

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