Choosing fields in an expansionary era: Comparing two cohorts of baccalaureate degree-holders in the United States and Canada

Research in Social Stratification and Mobility

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 328-351

  Zarifa, David ^a  

^a NIPISSING UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Baccalaureate Beyond; Canada; Field of study; Higher education; National Graduates Survey; Social mobility; Stratification; United States

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864400816     PISSN: 02765624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rssm.2012.06.003     Document Type: Article

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