U3As in Australia and New Zealand: Their value to the wider community, and new directions for future developments

International Journal of Lifelong Education

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 474-490

  Swindell, Richard ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 85003719794     PISSN: 02601370     EISSN: 1464519X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0260137970160602     Document Type: Article

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