Learning from childhood to mature adulthood: What makes people want 'to learn to learn' and keep on learning?

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Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 321-338

  O'Dowd, Mina ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Identity; Lifelong learning; Mature adulthood; Reflexivity; Sweden; Symbolic resources

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EID: 28044441347     PISSN: 03057925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03057920500212639     Document Type: Article

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