Graduate employability and educational context: A comparison between Great Britain and the Netherlands

British Educational Research Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-17

  Tholen, Gerbrand ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Centre on Skills Knowledge and Organisational Performance (SKOPE)   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84894565521     PISSN: 01411926     EISSN: 14693518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/berj.3023     Document Type: Article

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