Reconstructing apprenticeship for the twenty-first century: Lessons from Norway and the UK

Research Papers in Education

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 261-292

  Payne, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apprenticeship; Modern apprenticeships; Norway; Reform 94; Skills; UK

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842830480     PISSN: 02671522     EISSN: 14701146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02671520210153005     Document Type: Article

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