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Peer reviewedBenincasa, Luciana – Educational Studies, 1998
Focuses on the cultural meaning of university education and of participation in the extremely competitive entrance examinations to university, as viewed from a Greek provincial town. Notes that despite high graduate unemployment, university education and sitting for entrance examinations have important social status implications. (DSK)
Descriptors: College Admission, College Applicants, College Entrance Examinations, Cultural Context
