Student perceptions of themselves as ‘consumers’ of higher education

British Journal of Sociology of Education

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 450-467

  Tomlinson, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

HE policy; Marketisation; student as consumer; values

Indexed keywords

EID: 84952786753     PISSN: 01425692     EISSN: 14653346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01425692.2015.1113856     Document Type: Article

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