Institutional admissions policies in higher education: A widening participation perspective

International Journal of Educational Management

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 249-260

  Greenbank, Paul ^a  

^a EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case studies; Educational administration; Higher education; Social class

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744819728     PISSN: 0951354X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513540610665379     Document Type: Article

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