Teaching entrepreneurship in vocational education viewed from the regional and field perspectives

Journal of Vocational Education and Training

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 365-377

  Järvi, Taina ^a  

^a School of Business and Care Lapland Vocational College   (Finland)

Author keywords

entrepreneurial environments; entrepreneurial pedagogies; entrepreneurship education; regional development; vocational training

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864649942     PISSN: 13636820     EISSN: 17475090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13636820.2012.691538     Document Type: Article

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