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ERIC Number: EJ588729
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0305-5698
University and the Entrance Examinations in a Greek Provincial Town: A Bottom-Up Perspective.
Benincasa, Luciana
Educational Studies, v24 n1 p33-44 Apr 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, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Rural Areas, Social Status
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Greece