Learning ability, socioeconomic status, and student placement for undergraduate studies in Israel

Higher Education

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 41-60

  Dar, Yechezkel ^a   Getz, Shlomo ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b Emek Jezreel Academic College   (Israel)

Author keywords

Choice of studies; Educational placement; Learning ability; SES; Undergraduate studies

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250880670     PISSN: 00181560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10734-006-9045-1     Document Type: Article

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