Expanding educational access in Eastern Turkey: A new initiative

International Journal of Educational Development

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 193-203

  O'Dwyer, John ^a   Aksit, Necmi ^a   Sands, Margaret ^a  

^a BILKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Educational access; Family characteristics; Gender equity; International education; Student selection

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; GENDER IDENTITY; HIGHER EDUCATION; LEARNING; STUDENT;

EURASIA; TURKEY;

EID: 70449635842     PISSN: 07380593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2009.03.005     Document Type: Article

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