School choice from a household resource perspective: Preliminary findings from a north of England case study

Community, Work and Family

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 385-403

  Jarvis, Helen ^a   Alvanides, Seraphim ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Choice; Class; Everyday life; Household; School

Indexed keywords

EID: 56749131440     PISSN: 13668803     EISSN: 14693615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13668800802361823     Document Type: Article

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