Participation in Work-Related Education: Variations in Skill Enhancement among Workers, Employers, and Occupational Closure

Research in Social Stratification and Mobility

Volumn 23, Issue , 2005, Pages 67-102

  Bills, David B ^a  

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EID: 33645914449     PISSN: 02765624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0276-5624(05)23003-2     Document Type: Review

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