Just do it: Literacies, everyday learning and the irrelevance of pedagogy

Studies in the Education of Adults

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 125-140

  Hamilton, Mary ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

adult learning; everyday; informal learning; literacies; pedagogy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857068429     PISSN: 02660830     EISSN: 14789833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02660830.2006.11661529     Document Type: Article

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