Increasing competition for university and the challenge of access for government school students - A case study

Australian Journal of Education

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 287-300

  Edwards, Daniel ^a  

^a Australian Council for Educational Research   (Australia)

Author keywords

Achievement; Competition; Disadvantage; School systems; University admission; University bound students

Indexed keywords

EID: 58249123513     PISSN: 00049441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000494410805200306     Document Type: Review

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