Participation in higher education: A geodemographic perspective on the potential for further expansion in student numbers

Journal of Geographical Systems

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 277-303

  Batey, Peter ^a   Brown, Peter ^a   Corver, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Higher Education Funding Council for England   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Geodemographics; Higher education; Participation rates

Indexed keywords

EID: 3142706837     PISSN: 14355930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s101090050015     Document Type: Article

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