The 2003 UK government higher education white paper: A critical assessment of its implications for the access and widening participation agenda

Journal of Education Policy

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 615-630

  Jones, Robert ^a,b   Thomas, Liz ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b HIGHER EDUCATION ACADEMY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 27644534172     PISSN: 02680939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02680930500222477     Document Type: Article

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