Participation in Lifelong Learning Institutes: What turns members on?

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 207-224

  Lamb, Rick ^a   Brady, E Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

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EID: 28244463508     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: 15210472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601270590900936     Document Type: Review

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