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Teaching “soft skills” to university students in China: the feasibility of an Australian approach

Li YanDepartment of International Trade, College of Economics and Management, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Shenyang, China
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Yang YinghongDepartment of International Trade, College of Economics and Management, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Shenyang, China
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Siu Man (Carrie) LuiThe Cairns Institute & College of Arts Society and Education, James Cook University, Cairns, Australia;Department of Statistics, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Mary WhitesideSchool of Allied Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora, AustraliaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-4607-7113
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Komla TseyThe Cairns Institute & College of Arts Society and Education, James Cook University, Cairns, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 242-258 | Received 22 Feb 2017, Accepted 25 Nov 2017, Published online: 08 Mar 2018

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