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Howieson, C., Raffe, D., Tinklin, T. (2002). Institutional responses to a flexible unified system. 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_5

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