Equity, status and freedom: A note on higher education

Cambridge Journal of Education

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 23-36

  Marginson, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Higher education; Policy; Socioeconomic background; Widening participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952920426     PISSN: 0305764X     EISSN: 14693577     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0305764X.2010.549456     Document Type: Article

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