‘the heart of what we do’: Policies on teaching, learning and assessment in the learning and skills sector

Journal of Vocational Education and Training

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 137-153

  Finlay, Ian ^a   Spours, Ken ^b   Steer, Richard ^b   Coffield, Frank ^b   Gregson, Maggie ^c   Hodgson, Ann ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 35449000253     PISSN: 13636820     EISSN: 17475090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13636820701342442     Document Type: Article

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