Mapping gender and social background differences in education and youth transitions across Europe

Journal of Youth Studies

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 213-232

  Iannelli, Cristina ^a   Smyth, Emer ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Education; Field of study; Gender; Social class; Transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 42149165563     PISSN: 13676261     EISSN: 14699680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13676260701863421     Document Type: Article

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