Hidden capital: Vocational credentials and attainment in the United States

Sociology of Education

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 152-174

  Kerckhoff, Alan C ^a   Bell, Lorraine ^a  

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EID: 0032363153     PISSN: 00380407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2673246     Document Type: Article

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