The 10 per cent most able students from a nationally representative sample of Swedes is followed up from the age of 13 to the age of 26. The study aims at investigating the impact of different factors, i.e. school marks, support from teachers and parents, attitudes to school, self evaluation of achievement, and economic factors on entrance into higher education.
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