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Assessing the role of higher education in meeting the needs of the retail sector
Jacqui GushAims to identify the need for graduate skills in the UK retail sector, and to assess the role that higher education currently plays and can potentially play in meeting these. Uses…
Selection for vocational courses at university ‐ part 2: perspectives of university admission officers
E.M. Ineson, R.F. KempaAims to determine the nature of the criteria used in the selection of students for undergraduate courses and to establish the extent to which the academic and non‐academic…
Job duties and responsibilities in public accounting: are student expectations unrealistic?
Carl R. Phillips, John L. CrainClaims that few studies have examined student expectations regarding public accounting. Suggests that this is surprising since previous research suggests that unmet employee…
“If the CAPS fit…”: learning to manage in SMEs
Jeff Gold, Nicola Whitehouse, Marcus HillSuggests that graduates face a crucial challenge in attempting to transfer new ideas into British small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Claims that many find their ability to act…
Higher education in South Africa: the skills debate
Ethné Swartz, Paul FoleyLooks at the nature of undergraduate education in South Africa. Claims that the differing views held by government with limited resources for education, academics with a desire to…
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