The price of higher education: How rational is British tuition fee policy?

Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 85-95

  Miller, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conservatism; Higher education; Policy; Rationality; Tuition fees

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951271621     PISSN: 1360080X     EISSN: 14699508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13600800903440576     Document Type: Article

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