Widening the gap: Pre-university gap years and the 'economy of experience'

British Journal of Sociology of Education

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 89-103

  Heath, Sue ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33845317646     PISSN: 01425692     EISSN: 14653346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01425690600996717     Document Type: Article

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