Context and identity: Exploring adult learners' experiences of higher education

Journal of Further and Higher Education

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 85-97

  Askham, Phil ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

action research; adult learners; context; course review; identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959539957     PISSN: 0309877X     EISSN: 14699486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03098770701781481     Document Type: Article

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