Individual policy preferences for vocational versus academic education: Microlevel evidence for the case of Switzerland

Journal of European Social Policy

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 253-273

  Busemeyer, Marius R ^a   Cattaneo, Maria Alejandra ^b   Wolter, Stefan C ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b Swiss Coordination Centre for Research in Education   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^d NONE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

academic education; individual policy preferences; Switzerland; vocational training

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; EDUCATION POLICY; IDEOLOGY; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; TRAINING;

SWITZERLAND;

EID: 79960601916     PISSN: 09589287     EISSN: 14617269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0958928711401769     Document Type: Article

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