Socioeconomic school segregation in a market-oriented educational system. The case of Chile

Journal of Education Policy

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 217-241

  Valenzuela, Juan Pablo ^a   Bellei, Cristian ^a   de los Ríos, Danae ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DIEGO PORTALES   (Chile)

Author keywords

equity social justice; research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892991270     PISSN: 02680939     EISSN: 14645106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02680939.2013.806995     Document Type: Article

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