The culture of futility and its impact on study culture in technical/vocational schools in Belgium

Oxford Review of Education

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 23-43

  van Houtte, Mieke ^a   Stevens, Peter A J ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

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EID: 76749157475     PISSN: 03054985     EISSN: 14653915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03054980903481564     Document Type: Article

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