Selectivity and flexibility in the German secondary school system: A configurational analysis of recent data from the german socio-economic panel

European Sociological Review

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 570-585

  Glaesser, Judith ^a   Cooper, Barry ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 80053486033     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: 14682672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jcq026     Document Type: Article

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