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ERIC Number: EJ674156
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-0955-2308
An Eighteenth Century "Excellence Challenge."
Jones, Bill
Adults Learning (England), v15 n1 p18-19 Sep 2003
The experiences of three 18th-century working class writers illustrate how elements of pure chance contributed to their success or lack of advancement. Their stories raise questions about the motives behind and the issues raised by today's policy initiatives to address poverty. (SK)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Foreign Countries, Poverty, Social Change, Working Class
Publication Type: Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Eighteenth Century; England