The political economy of workplace learning

Workplace Learning in Context

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 21-37

  Ashton, David N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 18144410828     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203571644     Document Type: Chapter

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