Withdrawal from vocational courses in colleges of further and higher education in northern Ireland

Journal of Vocational Education and Training

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 535-553

  Adamson, Gary ^a   McAleavy, Gerry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33744801899     PISSN: 13636820     EISSN: 17475090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13636820000200124     Document Type: Article

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