Inequalities in entry to higher education: A comparison over time between scotland and england and wales

Higher Education Quarterly

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 306-333

  Iannelli, Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 40749107339     PISSN: 09515224     EISSN: 14682273     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2273.2007.00357.x     Document Type: Article

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