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CURSO ALTERNO [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-01-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- School and School-Related Administration
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sandwich course
1, record 1, English, sandwich%20course
correct, Canada, Great Britain
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- cooperative course 2, record 1, English, cooperative%20course
correct, United States
- co-operative course 3, record 1, English, co%2Doperative%20course
correct, United States
- work-study course 2, record 1, English, work%2Dstudy%20course
correct, United States
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A class taught under the sandwich plan whereby a student spends his time partly in a job and partly in a university or other institution that offers training in the theory of a subject; normally the student spends an alternate period of weeks or months, full-time, in one sector or the other (United Kingdom and Commonwealth countries). 4, record 1, English, - sandwich%20course
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sandwich course: reproduced from Terminology of Adult Education with the permission of the International Bureau of Education. 5, record 1, English, - sandwich%20course
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Administration scolaire et parascolaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cours en alternance
1, record 1, French, cours%20en%20alternance
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cours alterné 2, record 1, French, cours%20altern%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Programme d'études organisé de telle façon que des périodes d'enseignement à plein temps alternent avec des périodes de travail professionnel continu. 3, record 1, French, - cours%20en%20alternance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cours en alternance : reproduit de Terminologie de l'éducation des adultes avec la permission du Bureau international d'éducation. 4, record 1, French, - cours%20en%20alternance
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Administración escolar y paraescolar
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- curso alterno
1, record 1, Spanish, curso%20alterno
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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