Expansion, differentiation, and the persistence of social class inequalities in British higher education

Higher Education

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 229-242

  Boliver, Vikki ^a  

^a BATH SPA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Britain; Differentiation; Expansion; Higher education; Maximally and effectively maintained inequality; Social class

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952193996     PISSN: 00181560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10734-010-9374-y     Document Type: Article

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