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Reclaiming the ‘L’ word: Leisure Studies and UK Higher Education in neoliberal times

Thomas FletcherInstitute for Sport, Physical Activity and Leisure, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Sandro CarnicelliSchool of Business and Enterprise, Hamilton Campus, University of the West of Scotland, Hamilton, UK
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Stefan LawrencePhysical Education and Sport Studies, Newman University, Birmingham, UK
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Robert SnapeCentre for Worktown Studies, University of Bolton, Bolton, UK
Pages 293-304 | Received 24 Mar 2016, Accepted 27 Oct 2016, Published online: 30 Nov 2016

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Malcolm Tight. (2019) The neoliberal turn in Higher Education. Higher Education Quarterly 73:3, pages 273-284.
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