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Anyone wanting to further their education or training in any way, especially people who may be coming to it for the first time, or who feel they never had it to start with. So if you:

  • have been made redundant and need a new skill

  • have retired and are looking for worthwhile things to do

  • missed the chance of higher education

  • want something interesting to do in your spare time

  • “can’t do maths”

  • want to change your job or career

  • never learnt to read, write or spell

  • never went to school

  • have come to live in Britain from abroad

  • have spent the last few years raising a family and want to return to work but feel you are rusty

this book is for you!

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© 1979 Andrew Pates and Martin Good

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Pates, A., Good, M. (1979). About The Book. In: Second Chances for Adults. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-81424-4_1

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-81424-4_1

  • Publisher Name: Palgrave Macmillan, London

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