Friends, peers and higher education

British Journal of Sociology of Education

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 693-707

  Brooks, Rachel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 35448953907     PISSN: 01425692     EISSN: 14653346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01425690701609912     Document Type: Article

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