HECS and HECS-HELP: Equity issues

Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 97-119

  Birch, Elisa Rose ^a   Miller, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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EID: 33745585313     PISSN: 1360080X     EISSN: 14699508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13600800600750921     Document Type: Article

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