Rethinking certification theory and the educational development of the United States and Germany

Research in Social Stratification and Mobility

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 31-55

  Hansen, Hal ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Certification; Educational development; Germany; Sociological theory; United States

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952638240     PISSN: 02765624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rssm.2011.01.003     Document Type: Article

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