Social selectivity of track mobility in secondary schools: A comparison of intra-secondary transitions in germany and The Netherlands

European Societies

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 747-773

  Jacob, Marita ^a   Tieben, Nicole ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Educational system; Secondary education; Social selectivity; Track mobility; Transition research

Indexed keywords

EID: 70849129452     PISSN: 14616696     EISSN: 14698307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616690802588066     Document Type: Article

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