Age and participation in vocational education and training

Work, Employment and Society

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 763-779

  Taylor, Philip ^a   Urwin, Peter ^b  

^a Institute for Marketing (ISM Open)   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0035648621     PISSN: 09500170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/095001701400438198     Document Type: Article

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