Equality and opportunity in education: Evidence from the 1958 and 1970 birth cohort studies

Oxford Review of Education

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 405-425

  Bynner, John ^a   Joshi, Heather ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0036887826     PISSN: 03054985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0305498022000013599     Document Type: Article

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