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Responding to the mental health and well-being agenda in adult community learning

Lydia LewisCentre for Developmental and Applied Research in Education, Institute of Education, University of Wolverhampton, Walsall, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 357-377 | Received 07 May 2014, Accepted 01 Aug 2014, Published online: 21 Oct 2014

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