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Institutional change and social class inequalities in educational attainment: the British experience since 1945

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The British case is chiefly of interest in the present context on account of the two following facts. First, since 1945, the state educational system has been substantially expanded, while, at the same time, extensive institutional changes have been made, a leading aim of which has been to create a greater equality of educational opportunity.

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Goldthorpe, J., Bukodi, E. (2013). Institutional change and social class inequalities in educational attainment: the British experience since 1945. In: Deißner, D. (eds) Chancen bilden. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-531-19393-9_6

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