Transport and social exclusion: access to higher education in the UK policy context

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 763-771

  Kenyon, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Higher education; Social exclusion; Transport; Widening participation

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; HIGHER EDUCATION; MOBILITY; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; SOCIAL EXCLUSION; SOCIAL POLICY; STUDENT; TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79957532804     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2010.09.005     Document Type: Article

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