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Direct linkThompson, Ron – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2009
This paper examines the class distribution of young people, aged 16-17 years, in colleges of further education (FE) using data from the Youth Cohort Study. It finds that, contrary to popular perceptions of FE colleges as being for "other people's children", middle-class students as well as working-class students are well represented.…
Descriptors: Working Class, Middle Class, Foreign Countries, Youth
