Occupational choice, socio-economic status and educational attainment: A study of the occupational choices and destinations of young people in the british household panel survey

Research Papers in Education

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 243-268

  Croll, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

British Household Panel Survey; Educational attainment; Occupational choice; Social reproduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 71749103993     PISSN: 02671522     EISSN: 14701146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02671520701755424     Document Type: Article

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