Ethnicity, gender, social class and achievement gaps at age 16: Intersectionality and 'getting it' for the white working class

Research Papers in Education

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 131-171

  Strand, Steve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

achievement; equity; ethnicity; gender; intersectionality; social class

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893838687     PISSN: 02671522     EISSN: 14701146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02671522.2013.767370     Document Type: Article

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