Improving learning through the lifecourse: Learning lives

Improving Learning through the Lifecourse: Learning Lives

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 1-152

  Biesta, Gert J J ^a   Field, John ^a   Hodkinson, Phil ^b   Macleod, Flora J ^c   Goodson, Ivor F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84909595040     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203828649     Document Type: Book

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