The tension of elite vs. massified higher education systems: How prospective students perceive public and private universities in Kenya

London Review of Education

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-29

  Oketch, Moses O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aspirations; Diversified higher education system; Elite education; Perceptions, preferences, higher education in Kenya; Student choice

Indexed keywords

EID: 68149170206     PISSN: 14748460     EISSN: 14748479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14748460802700579     Document Type: Conference Paper

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