Adult graduates’ negotiations of age(ing) and employability

Journal of Education and Work

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 352-372

  Siivonen, Päivi ^a   Isopahkala Bouret, Ulpukka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

ability; adult graduate; age(ing); discursive and narrative analysis; employability (discourse of)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905316313     PISSN: 13639080     EISSN: 14699435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13639080.2014.939161     Document Type: Article

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