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ERIC Number: EJ524049
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0739-3369
Polytechnics as a Stepping Stone to University: A Case of Commercial Education in Finland.
Stenstrom, Marja-Leena
Journal of Vocational Education Research, v20 n4 p41-58 1995
Survey responses from 217 (62%) Finnish polytechnic students indicated that they made choices according to family background. Mothers' education was related to their interest in continuing studies; fathers' education was related to the status of their intended educational choice. (SK)
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Family Characteristics, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Occupational Aspiration, Proprietary Schools, Vocational Education
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Finland; Polytechnics