Safety in stereotypes? The impact of gender and 'race' on young people's perceptions of their post-compulsory education and labour market opportunities

British Educational Research Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 667-686

  Beck, Vanessa ^a   Fuller, Alison ^b   Unwin, Lorna ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33748569444     PISSN: 01411926     EISSN: 14693518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01411920600895718     Document Type: Review

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