Aligning higher education with the world of work

Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 95-105

  Helyer, Ruth ^a  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Continuous development; Government policy; Higher education; Skills; United Kingdom; Work based learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873149870     PISSN: 20423896     EISSN: 2042390X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/20423891111128872     Document Type: Review

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