Why kick the “L” out of “LEarning”? The development of students’ employability skills through part-time working

Education + Training

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 436-445

  Davies, Lloyd ^a  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Career development; Employment; Graduates; Part time work; Students

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986037670     PISSN: 00400912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00400910010379961     Document Type: Article

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