Boundary crossings in research: Towards a cultural understanding of the research project 'transforming learning cultures in further education'

Educational Review

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 483-499

  Postlethwaite, Keith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 36249014834     PISSN: 00131911     EISSN: 14653397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00131910701619365     Document Type: Article

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