A work-integrated learning (WIL) framework to develop graduate skills and attributes in an Australian university's accounting program

Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-14

  Leong, Raymond ^a   Kavanagh, Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accounting; Attributes; Employability; Framework; Skills; Work integrated learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875485396     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11752882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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