Ethnicity differences in the completion rates of upper secondary education: How do the effects of gender and social background variables interplay?

European Sociological Review

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 585-601

  Støren, Liv Anne ^a   Helland, Håvard ^b  

^a NORDIC INSTITUTE FOR STUDIES IN INNOVATION   (Norway)

^b Oslo and Akershus University College   (Norway)

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EID: 77957762747     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: 14682672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jcp041     Document Type: Article

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