The determinants of undertaking academic and vocational qualifications in the United Kingdom

Education Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 299-313

  Conlon, Gavan ^a  

^a Beijing PricewaterhouseCoopers Management Consulting   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Educational choice; Human capital; Qualification attainment

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HIGHER EDUCATION; HUMAN CAPITAL;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 21344442407     PISSN: 09645292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09645290500073787     Document Type: Article

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