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Item Type:Journal Article
Title: Ivory Tower to Concrete Jungle: The Difficult Transition from the Academy to the Workplace as Learning Environments
Author: Candy, P. C.
Author: Crebert, R. G.
Abstract: There are numerous major differences or discontinuities between the learning environments of the university or college and the world of work. Graduates'' short- and long-term productivity could be enhanced if the transition from one situation to another were smoother and if they were given better preparation to be competent, self-directed learners.
URL http://www.jstor.org/stable/1982209
Volume 62
Issue 5
Pages 570-592
Publication The Journal of Higher Education
ISSN 00221546
Date 1991-00-00 1991
Extra ArticleType: research-article / Full publication date: Sep. - Oct., 1991 / Copyright © 1991 Ohio State University Press