Entrepreneurial and Vocational Education and Training: Lessons from Eastern and Central Europe

Industry and Higher Education

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 53-61

  Mitra, Jay ^a   Matlay, Harry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eastern and Central Europe; entrepreneurship; small business; training; transition; vocational education

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007345655     PISSN: 09504222     EISSN: 20436858     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5367/000000004773040979     Document Type: Article

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