School-to-work transitions: Why the United Kingdom's educational ladders always fail to connect

International Studies in Sociology of Education

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 203-216

  Roberts, Ken ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85045158076     PISSN: 09620214     EISSN: 17475066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09620210400200126     Document Type: Article

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