The co-operative education process and organisational socialisation: A qualitative study of student perceptions of its effectiveness

Education + Training

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 281-302

  Garavan, Thomas N ^a   Murphy, Claire ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Experiential learning; Feedback; Students; Work experience

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986019177     PISSN: 00400912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000005750     Document Type: Article

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