Re-negotiating the self through educational development: Mature students' experiences

Research in Post-Compulsory Education

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 19-32

  Mercer, Jenny ^a  

^a CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34547370460     PISSN: 13596748     EISSN: 17475112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13596740601155314     Document Type: Article

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