The Socio-Economic Gradient in Teenagers' Reading Skills: How Does England Compare with Other Countries?

Fiscal Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 159-184

  Jerrim, John ^a  

^a Institute of Education   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Educational inequality; PISA; Social mobility

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862577638     PISSN: 01435671     EISSN: 14755890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-5890.2012.00157.x     Document Type: Article

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