Schools as mediators of neighbourhood effects on choice between vocational and academic tracks of secondary education in Helsinki

European Sociological Review

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 379-391

  Kauppinen, Timo M ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

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EID: 47049121807     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: 14682672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jcn016     Document Type: Article

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