Travelling hopefully: An exploration of the limited possibilities for Level 1 students in the English further education system

Research in Post-Compulsory Education

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 195-204

  Atkins, Liz ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Identities; Level 1; Low value

Indexed keywords

EID: 46649106080     PISSN: 13596748     EISSN: 17475112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13596740802141329     Document Type: Conference Paper

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