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The Purposeful Graduate: Why Colleges Must Talk To Students About Vocation

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Book Title: The Purposeful Graduate: Why Colleges Must Talk To Students ...

Item Length: 9 in

Item Height: 1 in

Item Width: 6 in

Author: Tim Clydesdale

Publication Name: Purposeful Graduate : Why Colleges Must Talk to Students about Vocation

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Subject: Counseling / Career Development, Education, Sociology / General, General, Higher

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Publication Year: 2016

Type: Textbook

Subject Area: Education, Religion, Social Science

Item Weight: 17 Oz

Number of Pages: 320 Pages

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