Anh T. Le|Paul W. Miller
Participation in Higher Education: Equity and Access?*
University of Western Australia|University of Western Australia
economic recordvolume 81 issue 253 p 152165 participation higher education equity access anh le anh le business school university western australia western australia australiasearch papers authorpaul w miller paul w miller business school university western australia western australia australiasearch papers author anh le anh le business school university western australia western australia australiasearch papers authorpaul w miller paul w miller business school university western australia western australia australiasearch papers author first published 18 may 2005 httpsdoiorg101111j14754932200500240xcitations 17 correspondence paul w miller economics m251 business school university western australia 35 stirling highway crawley wa 6009 australia email email protected authors acknowledge financial assistance australian research council department education science training thank derby voon research assistance two anonymous referees comments opinions expressed authors attributed either 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