Choice and social class of medical school students in Greece
A growing body of literature focuses on choice of studies in the context of policies on widening participation in higher education and graduates’ difficulties in the labour market. Drawing on research findings showing a relationship between social class and choice of studies, we conducted a qualitative study on first-year medical students in a Greek university. The research aim was to examine the seemingly paradoxical choice of medical school, given the contradiction between the great investment in time, effort and money required, and inflation of medical graduates and high unemployment levels ... Show more
Authors: Sianou-Kyrgiou, Eleni; Tsiplakides, Iakovos
Published: London, England, Routledge, Taylor & Francis, 2009
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