Patterns of participation in lifelong learning: Do families make a difference?

British Educational Research Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 517-532

  Gorard, Stephen ^b   Rees, Gareth ^a   Fevre, Ralph ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033196285     PISSN: 01411926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0141192990250407     Document Type: Article

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