Editorial: Rhythms, spaces, and times of transitional processes in adult education

Sabine Schmidt-Lauff; Michel Alhadeff-Jones; Fadia Dakka; Silke Schreiber-Barsch

doi:10.3384/rela.2000-7426.6620

Authors

Sabine Schmidt-Lauff Helmut Schmidt University / University of Federal Armed Forces Hamburg https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5657-7488
Michel Alhadeff-Jones Institut Sunkhronos https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0683-9600
Fadia Dakka Birmingham City University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6228-9968
Silke Schreiber-Barsch University of Duisburg-Essen

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3384/rela.2000-7426.6620

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