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One of my most significant life experiences is going to university and acquiring a world-class education. A part of the reason for this is that the road to education for me was more of a goat’s track covered with thick brambles than a well paved highway. This is not to suggest that the education undertaken by most people is always smooth and without self-doubt.
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Lynch, A.P. (2015). From Blue Collar to Academic Gown. In: Michell, D., Wilson, J.Z., Archer, V. (eds) Bread and Roses. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-127-4_9
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