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Individual choice and unequal participation in higher education. / Voigt, Kristin.
In: Theory and Research in Education, Vol. 5, No. 1, 03.2007, p. 87-112.

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Voigt, K 2007, 'Individual choice and unequal participation in higher education.', Theory and Research in Education, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 87-112. https://doi.org/10.1177/1477878507073617

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Voigt, K. (2007). Individual choice and unequal participation in higher education. Theory and Research in Education, 5(1), 87-112. https://doi.org/10.1177/1477878507073617

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Voigt K. Individual choice and unequal participation in higher education. Theory and Research in Education. 2007 Mar;5(1):87-112. doi: 10.1177/1477878507073617

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Voigt, Kristin. / Individual choice and unequal participation in higher education. In: Theory and Research in Education. 2007 ; Vol. 5, No. 1. pp. 87-112.

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