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100 1 _aBarkas, Linda Anne.
_eeditor.
245 1 4 _aThe Paradox of Skills
_h[electronic resource] :
_bWidening Participation, Academic Literacy & Students’ Skills Centres /
_cedited by Linda Anne Barkas.
264 1 _aRotterdam :
_bSensePublishers,
_c2011.
300 _aIX, 139p.
_bonline resource.
336 _atext
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490 1 _aStudies in Inclusive Education ;
_v11
520 _aThe objectives underpinning the policies to expand and widen participation have impacted on university provision to help students improve their general literacy and academic writing skills. This book examines how and why Students’ Skills Centres, (SSCs), gained such a hold in the sector, despite the contentious nature of the research evidence that challenges the notion of the applicability of generic writing skills. It is argued in the book, that on a small scale, SSCs illustrate the paradoxes and ironies that have developed in higher education. ‘
650 0 _aEducation.
650 0 _aLiteracy.
650 1 4 _aEducation.
650 2 4 _aLiteracy.
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830 0 _aStudies in Inclusive Education ;
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