An exploratory study of the factors influencing undergraduate student choice: The case of higher education in Scotland

Studies in Higher Education

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 705-722

  Briggs, Senga ^a  

^a ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33750524026     PISSN: 03075079     EISSN: 1470174X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03075070601004333     Document Type: Article

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