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'It's just like an extra string to your bow': exploring Higher Education students' perceptions and experiences of extra-curricular activity and employability

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'It's just like an extra string to your bow': exploring Higher Education students' perceptions and experiences of extra-curricular activity and employability. / Thompson, Leanne; Clark, Gordon; Walker, Marion et al.
In: Active Learning in Higher Education, Vol. 14, No. 2, 07.2013, p. 135-147.

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Thompson, L, Clark, G, Walker, M & Whyatt, D 2013, ''It's just like an extra string to your bow': exploring Higher Education students' perceptions and experiences of extra-curricular activity and employability', Active Learning in Higher Education, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 135-147. https://doi.org/10.1177/1469787413481129

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Thompson, L., Clark, G., Walker, M., & Whyatt, D. (2013). 'It's just like an extra string to your bow': exploring Higher Education students' perceptions and experiences of extra-curricular activity and employability. Active Learning in Higher Education, 14(2), 135-147. https://doi.org/10.1177/1469787413481129

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Thompson L, Clark G, Walker M, Whyatt D. 'It's just like an extra string to your bow': exploring Higher Education students' perceptions and experiences of extra-curricular activity and employability. Active Learning in Higher Education. 2013 Jul;14(2):135-147. doi: 10.1177/1469787413481129

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Thompson, Leanne ; Clark, Gordon ; Walker, Marion et al. / 'It's just like an extra string to your bow' : exploring Higher Education students' perceptions and experiences of extra-curricular activity and employability. In: Active Learning in Higher Education. 2013 ; Vol. 14, No. 2. pp. 135-147.

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