Preparing students for the new work order: The case of advanced general national vocational qualifications

British Educational Research Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 63-78

  Helsby, Gill ^a   Knight, Peter ^a   Saunders, Murray ^a  

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EID: 0032353721     PISSN: 01411926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0141192980240105     Document Type: Article

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