Regional policy makers and adult learning: a methodological framework

Journal title QUADERNI DI ECONOMIA DEL LAVORO
Author/s Giuseppina Testa
Publishing Year 2015 Issue 2014/102 Language Italian
Pages 12 P. 43-54 File size 68 KB
DOI 10.3280/QUA2014-102004
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This study first discusses the background to the adult learning practices of a group of policy makers in six European countries (Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Serbia and Slovakia), and then considers the methodological framework.

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Giuseppina Testa, Regional policy makers and adult learning: a methodological framework in "QUADERNI DI ECONOMIA DEL LAVORO" 102/2014, pp 43-54, DOI: 10.3280/QUA2014-102004