History, place and the learning society: Towards a sociology of lifetime learning

Journal of Education Policy

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 485-497

  Rees, Gareth ^a   Fevre, Ralph ^a   Furlong, Cardiff John ^b   Gorard, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0031481201     PISSN: 02680939     EISSN: 14645106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0268093970120604     Document Type: Article

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