Young graduates and lifelong learning: The impact of institutional stratification

Sociology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1019-1037

  Brooks, Rachel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Graduates; Higher education; Individualization; Lifelong learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751556045     PISSN: 00380385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0038038506069842     Document Type: Article

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