Broadening recruitment to higher education through the admission system: Gender and class perspectives

Studies in Higher Education

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 97-116

  Berggren, Caroline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

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EID: 33845736008     PISSN: 03075079     EISSN: 1470174X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03075070601099499     Document Type: Article

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