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Research in Post-Compulsory Education Volume 17, 2012 - Issue 1: Lifelong Learning Networks. Guest edited by Amelia Rout
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The landscape of vocational progression in higher education: understanding the retention and progression of vocational learners through a regional perspective

David Round Formerly IAG Coordinator, Lifelong Learning Network, Keele University, Keele, UK
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Chris Brownless Independent Consultant, Newcastle-under-Lyme, UK
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Amelia Rout Research Officer, Sales and Student Recruitment, Staffordshire University, Stafford, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 5-19 | Received 28 Aug 2011, Accepted 28 Oct 2011, Published online: 09 Mar 2012

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