Self-rated competences and future vocational success: A longitudinal study

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 417-427

  Braun, Edith M P ^a   Sheikh, Hammad ^b   Hannover, Bettina ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bologna Process; Higher education reform; Learning outcome in higher education; Self rated competences; Vocational success

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958809169     PISSN: 02602938     EISSN: 1469297X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02602938.2010.534762     Document Type: Article

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