The ever widening gyre: Factors affecting change in adult education graduate programs in the United States

Adult Education Quarterly

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 23-41

  Milton, Judy ^a   Watkins, Karen E ^a   Studdard, Scarlette Spears ^a   Burch, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult education; Graduate programs; Higher education administration

Indexed keywords

EID: 5644227802     PISSN: 07417136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0741713603257012     Document Type: Review

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