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A study of the co-operative learning model used by the University of the Third Age in the United Kingdom. / Marsden, Rebecca.
In: International Journal of Education and Ageing, Vol. 2, No. 1, 10.2011, p. 55-66.

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Marsden, Rebecca. / A study of the co-operative learning model used by the University of the Third Age in the United Kingdom. In: International Journal of Education and Ageing. 2011 ; Vol. 2, No. 1. pp. 55-66.

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