Why are working-class children diverted from universities? - An empirical assessment of the diversion thesis

European Sociological Review

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 233-250

  Becker, Rolf ^a   Hecken, Anna E ^a  

^a General Secretary ^*  (Switzerland)

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EID: 65249090793     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: 14682672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jcn039     Document Type: Article

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