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Social Justice and Constructivist Grounded Theory

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What is an appropriate structure for reporting a study of equity in Vocational Education and Training (VET) for adult learners experiencing disadvantage, using qualitative research and constructivist grounded theory as methodology.

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  1. University of Tasmania, Launceston, Australia

    Val Kitchener & Sue Kilpatrick

  2. School of Health Sciences, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia

    Danielle Williams

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  2. School of Education, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Michael Corbett

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Kitchener, V., Williams, D., Kilpatrick, S. (2018). Social Justice and Constructivist Grounded Theory. In: Kember, D., Corbett, M. (eds) Structuring the Thesis. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0511-5_22

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