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Lenehan.M (2017) Residential Adult Education: Transforming the lives of educationally, socially and economically disadvantaged adults. Fircroft College
Clancy and Holford (2017) Life-changing things happen. University of Nottingham
Adriaanse, Barnes and Hughes (2016) Adult education, too important to be left to chance. University of Warwick
Adriaanse and Hughes (2017) Adult Education: Important for Health and Well-being. University of Warwick
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