Informed choice? The new English student funding system and widening participation

London Review of Education

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 243-254

  Adnett, Nick ^a   Tlupova, Diana ^a  

^a STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

HE entrants; Tuition fees; Widening participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 57349174464     PISSN: 14748460     EISSN: 14748479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14748460802489371     Document Type: Article

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