Who needs education or training? The learning experiences and perspectives of adults from working class backgrounds

Studies in the Education of Adults

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 120-141

  Tobias, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

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EID: 7444249925     PISSN: 02660830     EISSN: 14789833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02660830.1998.11730678     Document Type: Article

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