After dark and out in the cold: Part-time law students and the myth of 'equivalency'

Journal of Law and Society

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 220-247

  Francis, Andrew ^a   McDonald, Iain ^b  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 67649584088     PISSN: 0263323X     EISSN: 14676478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6478.2009.00464.x     Document Type: Article

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