Schol choice, equity and social justice: The case for more control

British Journal of Educational Studies

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 15-33

  West, Anne ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Admissions; Creaming; Equity; School choice; Selection; Social justice

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745073037     PISSN: 00071005     EISSN: 14678527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8527.2006.00334.x     Document Type: Article

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