The limits of 'choice': Children and inner city schooling

Sociology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 121-142

  Reay, Diane ^a   Lucey, Helen ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Demonized schools; Ethnicity; School 'choice; Social class

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037331473     PISSN: 00380385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0038038503037001389     Document Type: Article

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