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Genre/Form: | Interviews Entretiens |
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Material Type: | Biography |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Patricia W Lunneborg |
ISBN: | 0718829727 9780718829728 |
OCLC Number: | 38028112 |
Description: | xv, 139 pages ; 25 cm |
Responsibility: | Patricia W. Lunneborg. |
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"... the author provides short chapters of comment on the state of the world of work in Britain, all of which help to illuminate the pressures which motivated her subjects to take up their studies ... All the stories are fascinating. This is the book to read if you are considering an OU degree, or to give to someone who is thinking about it."Gerald Haigh, Times Educational Supplement"Of interest to anyone involved in lifelong learning, of concerned with social trends and the current labour market in Britain."Sesame"...a fascinating insight to the OU, its relationship with its students and the influence it has had on the lives of working men."Good Times"... balances the problems presented by the changing worlds of work with potential solutions... The format is effective. Each short chapter presenting an aspect of the changing world of work is followed by an interview with a male graduate ... we learn ... from their responses ... they are brought to life by the short physical descriptions that precede each interview ... their individual stories are nothing less than inspiring ..."Veronica McGiveny, Research and Development Officer, NIACE, Adults Learning Read more...


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- Open University -- Alumni and alumnae -- Interviews.
- Men -- Employment -- Great Britain.
- Open learning -- Great Britain.
- Continuing education -- Great Britain.
- Career changes -- Great Britain.
- Men -- Education (Higher) -- Great Britain.
- College graduates -- Great Britain -- Interviews.
- Men -- Great Britain -- Interviews.
- Hommes -- Travail -- Grande-Bretagne.
- Éducation ouverte -- Grande-Bretagne.
- Secondes carrières -- Grande-Bretagne.
- Hommes -- Grande-Bretagne -- Entretiens.
- Open University.
- Career changes.
- College graduates.
- Continuing education.
- Men.
- Men -- Employment.
- Open learning.
- Universities and colleges -- Alumni and alumnae.
- Great Britain.
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