Rural disadvantage in Georgian higher education admissions: A mixed-methods study

Comparative Education Review

Volumn 57, Issue 3 SUPPL, 2013, Pages 424-456

  Chankseliani, Maia ^a  

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EID: 84881405308     PISSN: 00104086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/670739     Document Type: Article

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