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A Cross-National Analysis of the (Re)actualization of Work Experience Placement as a Career Education Activity in Sweden and Denmark Cover

A Cross-National Analysis of the (Re)actualization of Work Experience Placement as a Career Education Activity in Sweden and Denmark

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|Aug 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/njtcg.74 | Journal eISSN: 2003-8046
Language: English
Page range: 94 - 106
Submitted on: Jul 6, 2023
Accepted on: Jul 6, 2024
Published on: Aug 19, 2024
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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