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Australian postgraduate student experiences and anticipated employability: A national study from the students’ perspective

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Australian postgraduate student experiences and anticipated employability: A national study from the students’ perspective. / Cook, Elizabeth; Crane, Linda; Kinash, Shelley et al.
In: Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability, Vol. 12, No. 2, 09.06.2021, p. 148-168.

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Cook, E, Crane, L, Kinash, S, Bannatyne, A, Crawford, J, Hamlin, G, Judd, M-M, Kelder, J-A, Partridge, H & Richardson, S 2021, 'Australian postgraduate student experiences and anticipated employability: A national study from the students’ perspective', Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 148-168. https://doi.org/10.21153/jtlge2021vol12no2art1030

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Cook, E., Crane, L., Kinash, S., Bannatyne, A., Crawford, J., Hamlin, G., Judd, M.-M., Kelder, J.-A., Partridge, H., & Richardson, S. (2021). Australian postgraduate student experiences and anticipated employability: A national study from the students’ perspective. Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability, 12(2), 148-168. https://doi.org/10.21153/jtlge2021vol12no2art1030

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Cook E, Crane L, Kinash S, Bannatyne A, Crawford J, Hamlin G et al. Australian postgraduate student experiences and anticipated employability: A national study from the students’ perspective. Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability. 2021 Jun 9;12(2):148-168. doi: 10.21153/jtlge2021vol12no2art1030

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Cook, Elizabeth ; Crane, Linda ; Kinash, Shelley et al. / Australian postgraduate student experiences and anticipated employability : A national study from the students’ perspective. In: Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability. 2021 ; Vol. 12, No. 2. pp. 148-168.

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