Necessity of Mentoring in Entrepreneurship Education: Reflection by Practitioners
Publication: Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice
Volume 145, Issue 1
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Forum papers are thought-provoking opinion pieces or essays founded in fact, sometimes containing speculation, on a civil engineering topic of general interest and relevance to the readership of the journal. The views expressed in this Forum article do not necessarily reflect the views of ASCE or the Editorial Board of the journal.
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Received: May 27, 2018
Accepted: Jul 17, 2018
Published online: Oct 26, 2018
Published in print: Jan 1, 2019
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