Educational transitions at graduate level: Social origins and enrolment in PhD programmes in Norway

Acta Sociologica

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 437-453

  Mastekaasa, Arne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Educational transitions; PhD enrolment; Relative risk aversion; Social class; Social mobility

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751001326     PISSN: 00016993     EISSN: 15023869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0001699306071683     Document Type: Article

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