Is there a universal right to higher education?

British Journal of Educational Studies

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 111-128

  McCowan, Tristan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Access to higher education; Higher education policy; Human rights; Right to education; Widening participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866873452     PISSN: 00071005     EISSN: 14678527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071005.2011.648605     Document Type: Article

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