Widening participation through admissions policy - a British case study of school and university performance

Studies in Higher Education

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 21-41

  Hoare, Anthony ^a   Johnston, Ron ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Admission conditions; Underachievement; University practices; Widening participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79251502321     PISSN: 03075079     EISSN: 1470174X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03075070903414297     Document Type: Article

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