Higher Education in Further Education: Student perceptions of the value of foundation degree qualifications

Research in Post-Compulsory Education

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 453-469

  Robinson, Denise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

critical hermeneutics; foundation degree students; HE in FE; widening participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870497616     PISSN: 13596748     EISSN: 17475112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13596748.2012.738990     Document Type: Article

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