In search of the mechanisms conducive to class differentials in educational choice: A mixed method research

Sociological Review

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 549-572

  Boone, Simon ^a   Van Houtte, Mieke ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Class differentials; Cultural capital; Educational choice; Mixed method research; Rational action theory (RAT); Social capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882576640     PISSN: 00380261     EISSN: 1467954X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-954X.12031     Document Type: Article

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