Adult students in higher education: Burden or boon?

Journal of Higher Education

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 65-88

  Richardson, John T E ^a   King, Estelle ^a  

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EID: 0031641133     PISSN: 00221546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221546.1998.11775125     Document Type: Article

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