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Graduate attribute development and employment outcomes: tracking PhD graduates

Catherine Manathunga TEDI/The Graduate School, The University of Queensland, Queensland, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Rachael Pitt The University of Queensland Social Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia
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Christa Critchley The Graduate School/School of Integrative Biology, The University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia
Pages 91-103 | Published online: 25 Feb 2009

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