How does cultural capital affect educational performance: Signals or skills?

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How does cultural capital affect educational performance : Signals or skills? / Breinholt, Asta; Jæger, Mads Meier.

In: British Journal of Sociology, Vol. 71, 2020, p. 28–46.

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Breinholt, A & Jæger, MM 2020, 'How does cultural capital affect educational performance: Signals or skills?', British Journal of Sociology, vol. 71, pp. 28–46. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-4446.12711

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Breinholt, A., & Jæger, M. M. (2020). How does cultural capital affect educational performance: Signals or skills? British Journal of Sociology, 71, 28–46. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-4446.12711

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Breinholt A, Jæger MM. How does cultural capital affect educational performance: Signals or skills? British Journal of Sociology. 2020;71:28–46. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-4446.12711

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Breinholt, Asta ; Jæger, Mads Meier. / How does cultural capital affect educational performance : Signals or skills?. In: British Journal of Sociology. 2020 ; Vol. 71. pp. 28–46.

Bibtex

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