The management and legitimisation of educational inequalities in Australia: Some implications for school experience

International Studies in Sociology of Education

Volumn 18, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 157-171

  Windle, Joel ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Educational inequalities; Ethnicity; Gender; Legitimisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 57049116111     PISSN: 09620214     EISSN: 17475066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09620210802492740     Document Type: Article

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