Teenage expectations of going to university: The ebb and flow of influences from 14 to 18

Journal of Youth Studies

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 858-874

  Winterton, Mandy Teresa ^a   Irwin, Sarah ^b  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

case studies; expectations; higher education; qualitative longitudinal analysis; qualitative secondary analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867218118     PISSN: 13676261     EISSN: 14699680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13676261.2012.683407     Document Type: Article

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