Surveying the scene: Learning metaphors, survey design and the workplace context

Journal of Education and Work

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 359-383

  Felstead, Alan ^a   Fuller, Alison ^b   Unwin, Lorna ^a   Ashton, David ^a   Butler, Peter ^a   Lee, Tracey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 29244449329     PISSN: 13639080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13639080500327857     Document Type: Article

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