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Access to Success and Social Mobility through Higher Education

Access to Success and Social Mobility through Higher Education

Stuart Billingham

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Emerald Publishing Ltd
Año de edición:
2018
Materia
Clases sociales
ISBN:
9781787541108
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This collection of essays illuminates the benefits, drawbacks, challenges and opportunities of the push to widen access to success and social mobility through university and other post-secondary education experiences in the UK and internationally.

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