Have the changes introduced by the 2004 Higher Education Act made higher education admissions in England wider and fairer?

Journal of Education Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 449-468

  Harrison, Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fair access; Higher education; Social class; Students; Tuition fees; Widening participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957858305     PISSN: 02680939     EISSN: 14645106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02680939.2010.513742     Document Type: Article

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