Abstract:A B S T R A C TIn this paper we draw on the hypothesis of "Effectively Maintained Inequality" (EMI), which holds that inequalities in higher education concern differentiation as regards the institutions or study programmes which people from different socioeconomic backgrounds choose, rather than the difference between participating and non-participating. It is an important issue, as in modern knowledge and information societies, characterized by new methods of getting, processing and distributing information, … Show more
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