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Book Title: Learning Work: A Critical Pedagogy Of Work Education
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.5in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Roger Simon, Arleen Schenke, DON Dippo
Publication Name: Learning Work : a Critical Pedagogy of Work Education
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Publication Year: 1991
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 10.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 216 Pages