Widening participation in higher education amongst students from disadvantaged socio-economic groups

Tertiary Education and Management

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 59-74

  Bowers Brown, Tamsin ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 32944454645     PISSN: 13583883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11233-005-4073-4     Document Type: Review

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