The social structure of the 14-16 curriculum in England

International Studies in Sociology of Education

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 5-21

  Sullivan, Alice ^a   Zimdars, Anna ^b   Heath, Anthony ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Curriculum; Ethnicity; Gender; Inequality; Schooling; Social class

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951547434     PISSN: 09620214     EISSN: 17475066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09620211003655572     Document Type: Article

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