The unbearable lightness of skill: The changing meaning of skill in uk policy discourses andsome implications for education and training

Journal of Education Policy

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 353-369

  Payne, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 1842687289     PISSN: 02680939     EISSN: 14645106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02680930050030473     Document Type: Article

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