Exploring the heterogeneity of class in higher education: Social and cultural differentiation in Danish university programmes

British Journal of Sociology of Education

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 565-585

  Thomsen, Jens Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

curriculum; differentiation; higher education; social class; university students

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863323809     PISSN: 01425692     EISSN: 14653346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01425692.2012.659458     Document Type: Article

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