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Work, Learning and Sustainable Development

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  1. Centre for Research in Education and the Environment, University of Bath, UK

    Stephen Gough

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  1. RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia

    John Fien

  2. UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Education, Hermann-Ehlers-Str. 10, 53113 Bonn, Germany

    Rupert Maclean

  3. PuKyong National University, 599-1 Daeyoen-3 Dong, Busan 608-737, Nam-gu, Republic of Korea

    Man-Gon Park

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Gough, S. (2009). TVET as Sustainable Investment. In: Fien, J., Maclean, R., Park, MG. (eds) Work, Learning and Sustainable Development. Technical and Vocational Education and Training: Issues, Concerns and Prospects, vol 8. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8194-1_8

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