Gatekeepers or facilitators: The influence of teacher habitus on students' applications to elite universities

British Journal of Sociology of Education

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 737-753

  Oliver, Caroline ^a   Kettley, Nigel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Applications; Bourdieu; Elite universities; Higher education; Teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 78449287036     PISSN: 01425692     EISSN: 14653346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01425692.2010.515105     Document Type: Article

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