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Of Cabbages and Key Skills: exploding the mythology of core transferable skills in post‐school education

Terry Hyland Department of Continuing Education, University of Warwick, UK
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Steve Johnson North Warwickshire College, Nuneaton, UK
Pages 163-172 | Published online: 10 Jul 2006

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