Careerists or Educational Aspirants? – (Re-)entry of European Lifelong Learners into Higher Education

Romina Müller; Saara Repo

Careerists or Educational Aspirants? – (Re-)entry of European Lifelong Learners into Higher Education

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Careerists or Educational Aspirants? – (Re-)entry of European Lifelong Learners into Higher Education. / Müller, Romina; Repo, Saara.
in: Lifelong Learning in Europe, Nr. 2, 2013, S. 1-13.

Publikation: Beiträge in Zeitschriften › Zeitschriftenaufsätze › Forschung › begutachtet

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