Britain's continuing failure to train: The birth pangs of a new policy

Journal of Education Policy

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 483-497

  Coffield, Frank ^a,b,c,d  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^d ESRC Research Programme   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0036394350     PISSN: 02680939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02680930210140275     Document Type: Review

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