Images of excellence: Constructions of institutional prestige and reflections in the university choice process

British Journal of Sociology of Education

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 377-391

  Baker, Sally ^a,c   Brown, B ^b  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34247569941     PISSN: 01425692     EISSN: 14653346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01425690701253455     Document Type: Article

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