The educational strategies of Danish university students from professional and working-class backgrounds

Comparative Education Review

Volumn 57, Issue 3 SUPPL, 2013, Pages 457-480

  Thomsen, Jens Peter ^a   Munk, Martin D ^a   Eiberg Madsen, Misja ^a   Hansen, Gro Inge ^a  

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EID: 84881459566     PISSN: 00104086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/670806     Document Type: Article

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