'Hot', 'cold' and 'warm' information and higher education decision-making

British Journal of Sociology of Education

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 204-223

  Slack, K ^a   Mangan, J ^a   Hughes, A ^a   Davies, P ^b  

^a STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

decision making; higher education; university choice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894283295     PISSN: 01425692     EISSN: 14653346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01425692.2012.741803     Document Type: Article

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