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The road to employability through personal development: a critical analysis of the silences and ambiguities of the British Columbia (Canada) Life Skills Curriculum

Shauna Butterwick University of British Columbia, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Amanda Benjamin University of British Columbia, CanadaView further author information
Pages 75-86 | Published online: 08 Aug 2006

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