Effective internships: Building bridges between theory and practice

Educational Forum

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 308-318

  Cunningham, William G ^a   Sherman, Whitney H ^b  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84857270246     PISSN: 00131725     EISSN: 19388098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00131720802361936     Document Type: Article

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