Too little time to learn? Issues and challenges for those in work

Studies in the Education of Adults

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 222-234

  Arthur, Lore ^a   Tait, Alan ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

adult learners; competing commitments; coping; sustaining motivation; time management; work life balance

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646546277     PISSN: 02660830     EISSN: 14789833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02660830.2004.11661498     Document Type: Article

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