Flowers in the desert: The impact of policy on basic skills provision in the workplace

Journal of Vocational Education and Training

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 231-248

  Finlay, Ian ^a   Hodgson, Ann ^b   Steer, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 35448968032     PISSN: 13636820     EISSN: 17475090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13636820701343770     Document Type: Article

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