The capacity to aspire to higher education: 'It's like making them do a play without a script'

Critical Studies in Education

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 163-178

  Bok, Jessica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Appadurai; Aspiration; Bourdieu; Disadvantaged schools; Equity; Higher education; Parental attitudes

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956347185     PISSN: 17508487     EISSN: 17508495     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17508481003731042     Document Type: Article

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