The social, economic and political contexts of adults' participation in undergraduate programmes: A state-level analysis

International Journal of Lifelong Education

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 305-320

  Jung, Jong Chul ^a   Cervero, Ronald M ^b  

^a Policy Ministry of Education and HRD   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 0242535297     PISSN: 02601370     EISSN: 1464519X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02601370210140977     Document Type: Article

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