Perceptions of Unequal Access to Primary and Secondary Education: Findings from Nigeria

African Studies Review

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 93-116

  Sunal, Cynthia Szymanski ^a   Sunal, Dennis W ^a   Rufai, Ruqayyatu ^b   Inuwa, Ahmed ^b   Haas, Mary E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b BAYERO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34247460011     PISSN: 00020206     EISSN: 15552462     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1514982     Document Type: Article

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