The ‘FENTO Fandango’: national standards, compulsory teaching qualifications and the growing regulation of FE college teachers

Journal of Further and Higher Education

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 35-51

  Lucas, Norman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33746793005     PISSN: 0309877X     EISSN: 14699486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0309877032000161805     Document Type: Article

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