Student and employer perceptions british higher education in the Arabian Gulf region

Research in Post-Compulsory Education

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 157-174

  Wilkins, Stephen ^a  

^a Dubai Business School   (United Arab Emirates)

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EID: 84986036619     PISSN: 13596748     EISSN: 17475112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13596740100200104     Document Type: Article

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