Access to post-secondary education: The importance of culture

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1161-1170

  Finnie, Ross ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behavioural economics; Educational attainment; Family background effects; Participation in high education; Participation in post secondary education; Schooling choices

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859944386     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2012.01.035     Document Type: Article

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