Mentoring: The contextualisation of learning – mentor, protégé and organisational gain in higher education

Education + Training

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 22-29

  Dutton, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Higher education; Industry; Mentoring; Students; Vocational training

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986105144     PISSN: 00400912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00400910310459644     Document Type: Article

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