“The big OE”: Self-directed travel and career development

Career Development International

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 170-181

  Inkson, Kerr ^a   Myers, Barbara A ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Career development; Personal development plans; Travel; Work experience

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986173652     PISSN: 13620436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13620430310482553     Document Type: Article

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