Revisiting the Role of Cultural Capital in East Asian Educational Systems: The Case of South Korea

Sociology of Education

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 219-239

  Byun, Soo yong ^a   Schofer, Evan ^b   Kim, Kyung keun ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

academic achievement; comparative study; cultural capital; East Asian educational systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862592367     PISSN: 00380407     EISSN: 19398573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0038040712447180     Document Type: Article

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