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ERIC Number: EJ252865
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981
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Self-Described Marginality and Leaving School.
Gordon, Alan
Educational Studies, v7 n2 p105-22 1981
This survey of 2,915 British fifth form students identifies those who are uncertain whether to continue their schooling or leave to take jobs. It analyzes the factors (sex, social class, examination results, job opportunities) which determine their decisions and the timing of their choices. (AM)
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Choice, Career Guidance, Career Planning, Comparative Education, Educational Attainment, Educational Research, Secondary Education, Student Attitudes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Great Britain