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Higher Education, Mobility, and Inequality: The Finnish Case.
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Kivinen, Osmo; Rinne, Risto – European Journal of Education, 1996
Provides a brief overview of the Finnish educational system and examines the effects of family educational and socioeconomic background on access to and success in higher education. Data on 1985 and 1990 secondary school graduates and young adults indicated that children tended to aim at the same sort of education and jobs as their parents. (MDM)
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Access to Education, Educational Attainment, Educational Policy