An analysis of educational inequality in Taiwan after the higher education expansion

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 295-305

  Lin, Chun Hung A ^a   Yang, Chih Hai ^b  

^a TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Education expansion; Educational inequality; Over education; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION POLICY; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; HIGHER EDUCATION; HUMAN CAPITAL; LABOR MARKET;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 55649083114     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-008-9259-y     Document Type: Article

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