Who is missing from higher education?

Cambridge Journal of Education

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 421-437

  Gorard, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diversity; Ethnicity; Higher education; Socio economic background; Widening participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 51749083902     PISSN: 0305764X     EISSN: 14693577     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03057640802286863     Document Type: Article

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