Participation In Higher Education: Aspirations, Attainment And Social Background

British Journal of Educational Studies

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 187-202

  Croll, Paul ^a   Attwood, Gaynor ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

aspirations; higher education participation; school attainment; social background

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880932657     PISSN: 00071005     EISSN: 14678527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071005.2013.787386     Document Type: Article

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