Determinants and timing of dropping out decisions: evidence from the UK FE sector
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dropout; duration analysis; dropout timing;All these keywords.
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- I20 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - General
- I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
- I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy
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