The wrong person for the job? Professional habitus and working cultures in Connexions

Critical Social Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 910-931

  Artaraz, Kepa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Careers; Guidance; Inclusion; Professions; Young people

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; POLICY REFORM; SERVICE PROVISION; WELFARE PROVISION; WORKING CONDITIONS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33749361709     PISSN: 02610183     EISSN: 1461703X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0261018306068483     Document Type: Article

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