Merit or family background? Problems in research policy initiatives in Japan

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 285-297

  LeTendre, Gerald K ^a   Rohlen, Thomas P ^b   Zeng, Kangmin ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032281309     PISSN: 01623737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/01623737020004285     Document Type: Review

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