Occupational outcomes for students earning two-year college degrees: Income, status, and equity

Journal of Higher Education

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 446-475

  Lin, Yangjing ^b   Vogt, W Paul ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030191288     PISSN: 00221546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221546.1996.11780269     Document Type: Article

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