Estranged students in Further (FE) and Higher Education (HE) - experiences: research

Research to understand the experiences of estranged students in further and higher education in Scotland.


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Taylor, Y. and Costa, C. (2019a). Estranged Students in Higher and Further Education: Initial Report. Glasgow: University of Strathclyde. Retrieved from: https://pure.strath.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/85975969/Taylor_Costa_2019_Estranged_students_in_higher_and_further.pdf

Taylor, Y. & Costa, C. (2019b) Estranged Students in Higher and Further Education: Illustrating the issues. Glasgow: University of Strathclyde. Retrieved from: https://pure.strath.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/87691241/Taylor_etal_2019_Estranged_Students_Ilustrating_the_Issues.pdf

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