Imagined futures: Why are vocational learners choosing not to progress to HE?

Journal of Education and Work

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 129-143

  Aynsley, Sarah ^a   Crossouard, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Higher education; Imagined futures; Transition; Vocational education

Indexed keywords

EID: 77249169715     PISSN: 13639080     EISSN: 14699435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13639080903512535     Document Type: Article

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