Reconfiguring higher education: The case of foundation degrees

Education and Training

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 112-123

  Wilson, John P ^a   Blewitt, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Degrees; Higher education; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 18844398883     PISSN: 00400912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00400910510586533     Document Type: Article

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