Doing the business: Paradox and irony in vocational education – GNVQ business studies as a case in point

Journal of Vocational Education and Training

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 423-445

  Wahlberg, Madeleine ^a   Gleeson, Denis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33746821270     PISSN: 13636820     EISSN: 17475090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13636820300200238     Document Type: Article

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