Participation disadvantage in Australian higher education: An analysis of some effects of geographical location and socioeconomic status

Higher Education

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 455-472

  James, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Access and equity; Higher education access and participation; Rurality and isolation

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044528666     PISSN: 00181560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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