The diffusion of policy in contexts of practice: Flexible delivery in australian vocational education and training

Journal of Vocational Education and Training

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 161-176

  Trood, Cliff ^a   Gale, Trevor ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 54249143426     PISSN: 13636820     EISSN: 17475090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13636820100200152     Document Type: Article

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