Key skills for all? The key skills qualification and Curriculum 2000

Journal of Education Policy

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 29-47

  Hodgson, Ann ^a   Spours, Ken ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0036114108     PISSN: 02680939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02680930110100045     Document Type: Article

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