The problem of education-based discrimination

British Journal of Sociology of Education

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 439-449

  Tannock, Stuart ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Credentialism; Discrimination; Education based discrimination; Meritocracy

Indexed keywords

EID: 52249083935     PISSN: 01425692     EISSN: 14653346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01425690802326846     Document Type: Article

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