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Primary and Secondary Effects in Class Differentials in Educational Attainment: : the Transition to A-Level Courses in England and Wales

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In this article, the transition from primary and secondary education to A-Level courses in England and Wales has been studied, focusing on the transition to a-level course in the UK.
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Primary and Secondary Effects in Class Differentials in Educational Attainment: : the Transition to A-Level Courses in England and Wales

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Comparing Coefficients of Nested Nonlinear Probability Models

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Nonpersistent inequality in educational attainment: evidence from eight European countries.

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Decomposing primary and secondary effects: A new decomposition method

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Direct and indirect effects in a logit model

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Explaining educational differentials: towards a formal rational action theory

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