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Hommen, L. (2002). Perspectives on institutional and organisational flexibility in VET. In: Nijhof, W.J., Heikkinen, A., Nieuwenhuis, L.F.M. (eds) Shaping Flexibility in Vocational Education and Training. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48157-X_4
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