Students' perceptions of foundation degrees

Journal of Further and Higher Education

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 403-421

  Ooms, A ^a   Burke, L M ^a   Marks Maran, D J ^a   Webb, M ^b   Cooper, D ^b  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

foundation degree; vocational education; work based learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864025647     PISSN: 0309877X     EISSN: 14699486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0309877X.2011.632821     Document Type: Article

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