Addressing gender segregation in apprenticeships in England

Education and Training

Volumn 47, Issue 4-5, 2005, Pages 283-297

  Miller, Linda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apprenticeships; Equal opportunities; Gender; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 20444457563     PISSN: 00400912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00400910510601878     Document Type: Article

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