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Transforming VET policies and professionalism: a view from Finland

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  1. University of Twente, The Netherlands

    Wim J. Nijhof

  2. University of Jyväskylä, Finland

    Anja Heikkinen

  3. Stoas Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands

    Loek F. M. Nieuwenhuis

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Heikkinen, A. (2002). Transforming VET policies and professionalism: a view from Finland. In: Nijhof, W.J., Heikkinen, A., Nieuwenhuis, L.F.M. (eds) Shaping Flexibility in Vocational Education and Training. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48157-X_13

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