The Logic of Loans: Students' perceptions of the costs and benefits of the student loan

British Journal of Sociology of Education

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 621-636

  Christie, Hazel ^a   Munro, Moira ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0344253849     PISSN: 01425692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0142569032000127170     Document Type: Review

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