Re-asserting the place of context in explaining student (under-)achievement

British Journal of Sociology of Education

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 239-256

  Mills, Carmen ^a   Gale, Trevor ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bourdieu; Context; Disadvantage; Schooling; Socio economic background; Student achievement

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952431912     PISSN: 01425692     EISSN: 14653346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01425692.2011.547309     Document Type: Article

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