Educational Research and Reviews

  • Abbreviation: Educ. Res. Rev.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1990-3839
  • DOI: 10.5897/ERR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2019

Full Length Research Paper

Family support and school-to-work transition: Perceptions and experiences of university graduates in Kampala city, Uganda

Paul Ogwang Tulibaleka
  • Paul Ogwang Tulibaleka
  • Department of Sociology and Social Policy, Lingnan University, Hong Kong.
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Kuluthum Nakalema
  • Kuluthum Nakalema
  • Action For Inclusion, Uganda.
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Divine Effoude Ndohtabi
  • Divine Effoude Ndohtabi
  • Uganda Management Institute, Department of Monitoring and Evaluation Uganda.
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  •  Received: 14 November 2021
  •  Accepted: 29 December 2021
  •  Published: 31 December 2021

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