Graduate identity and employability

British Educational Research Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 563-584

  Hinchliffe, Geoffrey William ^a   Jolly, Adrienne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79960237323     PISSN: 01411926     EISSN: 14693518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01411926.2010.482200     Document Type: Article

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