La noblesse d'état anglaise? Social class and progression to postgraduate study

British Journal of Sociology of Education

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 505-522

  Wakeling, Paul ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 25444506859     PISSN: 01425692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01425690500200020     Document Type: Review

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