Converting Experiences in “Communities of Practice”: “Educational” Migration in Denmark and Achievements of Ukrainian Agricultural Apprentices’

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Converting Experiences in “Communities of Practice”: “Educational” Migration in Denmark and Achievements of Ukrainian Agricultural Apprentices’. / Skvirskaja, Vera.

In: Identities - Global Studies in Culture and Power, Vol. 22, No. 3, 2015, p. 347-361.

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Skvirskaja, V 2015, 'Converting Experiences in “Communities of Practice”: “Educational” Migration in Denmark and Achievements of Ukrainian Agricultural Apprentices’', Identities - Global Studies in Culture and Power, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 347-361. https://doi.org/10.1080/1070289X.2014.939187

APA

Skvirskaja, V. (2015). Converting Experiences in “Communities of Practice”: “Educational” Migration in Denmark and Achievements of Ukrainian Agricultural Apprentices’. Identities - Global Studies in Culture and Power, 22(3), 347-361. https://doi.org/10.1080/1070289X.2014.939187

Vancouver

Skvirskaja V. Converting Experiences in “Communities of Practice”: “Educational” Migration in Denmark and Achievements of Ukrainian Agricultural Apprentices’. Identities - Global Studies in Culture and Power. 2015;22(3):347-361. https://doi.org/10.1080/1070289X.2014.939187

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Skvirskaja, Vera. / Converting Experiences in “Communities of Practice”: “Educational” Migration in Denmark and Achievements of Ukrainian Agricultural Apprentices’. In: Identities - Global Studies in Culture and Power. 2015 ; Vol. 22, No. 3. pp. 347-361.

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