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McMillan, Julie; Western, John – Higher Education, 2000
Criticizes the accuracy of the methodology currently used by the Australian Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs for identifying socioeconomic status of higher education students. Proposes new individually based measures related to the occupation and education of parents when the student was in high school. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: College Students, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Research Methodology