The Social effects of the Australian Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS)

Higher Education

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 71-84

  Marks, Gary Neil ^a,b  

^a Australian Council for Educational Research   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Higher Education Contribution Scheme; Socioeconomic inequality; Student loans; Transition to adulthood; University Participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 57349090195     PISSN: 00181560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10734-008-9133-5     Document Type: Article

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