Participation in higher education in Australia: Equity and access

Economic Record

Volumn 85, Issue 271, 2009, Pages 433-448

  Cardak, Buly A ^a   Ryan, Chris ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGHER EDUCATION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 71149104272     PISSN: 00130249     EISSN: 14754932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4932.2009.00570.x     Document Type: Article

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