Social class and participation in further education: Evidence from the Youth Cohort Study of England and Wales

British Journal of Sociology of Education

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 29-42

  Thompson, Ron ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Further education; Social class

Indexed keywords

EID: 60649100851     PISSN: 01425692     EISSN: 14653346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01425690802514318     Document Type: Article

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