Barriers to learning for mature students studying HE in an FE college

Journal of Further and Higher Education

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 25-36

  Burton, Karen ^a   Lloyd, Mary Golding ^a   Griffiths, Colin ^a  

^a Neath Port Talbot College   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barriers; Learning; Mature

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951818016     PISSN: 0309877X     EISSN: 14699486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0309877X.2010.540231     Document Type: Article

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