Identity and apprenticeship: The case of English motor vehicle maintenance apprentices

Journal of Vocational Education and Training

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 63-73

  Brockmann, Michaela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apprenticeship; Identity; Learning culture; Youth transitions

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952194786     PISSN: 13636820     EISSN: 17475090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13636820903461354     Document Type: Article

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