The transition from vocational education and training to higher education: A successful pathway?

Research Papers in Education

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 139-151

  Hoelscher, Michael ^a   Hayward, Geoff ^a   Ertl, Hubert ^a   Dunbar Goddet, Harriet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Access to higher education; Educational pathways; Higher education; Mixed methods approach; Vocational education and training; Widening participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 61849116132     PISSN: 02671522     EISSN: 14701146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02671520802048679     Document Type: Article

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