Undergraduates' memories of school-based work experience and the role of social class in placement choices in the UK

Journal of Education and Work

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 323-349

  Waller, Richard ^a   Harrison, Neil ^a   Hatt, Sue ^a   Chudry, Farooq ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

higher education; social capital; social class; social mobility; widening participation; work experience

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898038422     PISSN: 13639080     EISSN: 14699435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13639080.2012.742183     Document Type: Article

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