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ERIC Number: EJ665367
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0038-0407
Four Field-Related Educational Resources and Their Impact on Labor, Consumption, and Sociopolitical Orientation.
van de Werfhorst, Herman G.; Kraaykamp, Gerbert
Sociology of Education, v74 n4 p296-317 Oct 2001
Proposes that fields of study supply four types of resources to students: (1) cultural; (2) economic; (3) communicative; and (4) technical. Draws on data from a Dutch survey in which scales were developed to measure the prevalence of these types of resources across eleven fields of study. (CMK)
Descriptors: Adults (30 to 45), Educational Research, Educational Resources, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Middle Aged Adults, Older Adults, Role of Education, Surveys, Young Adults
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Netherlands
Note: Sociology of Education is a refereed journal.