Social class, identity and the 'good' student: Negotiating university culture

Australian Journal of Education

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 257-271

  Pearce, Jane ^a   Down, Barry ^a   Moore, Elizabeth ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Barriers to participation; Communities; Higher education; Non traditional student; Social class; Working class students

Indexed keywords

EID: 58249114065     PISSN: 00049441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000494410805200304     Document Type: Article

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