Assessing personal growth for adults enrolled in higher education

Journal of Continuing Higher Education

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 7-22

  Graham, Steve ^a   Donaldson, Joe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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EID: 0039830535     PISSN: 07377363     EISSN: 19484801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07377366.1996.10400954     Document Type: Article

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