Access and success in higher education in Portugal: issues of gender, sociocultural origin and students' academic path / Acesso e sucesso no Ensino Superior em Portugal: questões de género, origem sócio-cultural e percurso académico dos alunos

We analyse the impact of gender and sociocultural origin of freshmen from their college entrance exam scores and chosen undergraduate courses, as well the anticipation of difficulties in academic adaptation, and in academic success, at the end of their first year in college. The study's sample...

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Main Authors: Leandro S. Almeida, M. Adelina Guisande, Ana Paula Soares, Luísa Saavedra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2006-01-01
Series:Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-79722006000300020&lng=pt&nrm=iso&tlng=pt