Legitimising an unusual choice abroad for privileged students: Swiss hospitality management schools as 'refuge schools'

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Legitimising an unusual choice abroad for privileged students : Swiss hospitality management schools as 'refuge schools'. / Delval, Anne-Sophie.

I: British Journal of Sociology of Education, Bind 43, Nr. 8, 2022, s. 1216-1232.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Delval, A-S 2022, 'Legitimising an unusual choice abroad for privileged students: Swiss hospitality management schools as 'refuge schools'', British Journal of Sociology of Education, bind 43, nr. 8, s. 1216-1232. https://doi.org/10.1080/01425692.2022.2122939

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Delval, A-S. (2022). Legitimising an unusual choice abroad for privileged students: Swiss hospitality management schools as 'refuge schools'. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 43(8), 1216-1232. https://doi.org/10.1080/01425692.2022.2122939

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Delval A-S. Legitimising an unusual choice abroad for privileged students: Swiss hospitality management schools as 'refuge schools'. British Journal of Sociology of Education. 2022;43(8):1216-1232. https://doi.org/10.1080/01425692.2022.2122939

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Delval, Anne-Sophie. / Legitimising an unusual choice abroad for privileged students : Swiss hospitality management schools as 'refuge schools'. I: British Journal of Sociology of Education. 2022 ; Bind 43, Nr. 8. s. 1216-1232.

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