Power, assumptions and prescriptions: A critique of widening participation policy-making

Higher Education Policy

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 361-376

  Thomas, Liz ^a  

^a STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assumptions; Non traditional students; Policy making; Power; Widening participation; Young people

Indexed keywords

EID: 0011335321     PISSN: 09528733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8733(01)00026-5     Document Type: Article

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