Helping the progress of disadvantaged students in higher education: The federal Student Support Services program

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 197-215

  Chaney, Bradford ^a   Muraskin, Lana D ^b   Cahalan, Margaret W ^c   Goodwin, David ^d  

^a WESTAT   (United States)

^b SMB Economic Research Inc   (United States)

^c MATHEMATICA POLICY RESEARCH   (United States)

^d United States Department of Education   (United States)

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EID: 0032236117     PISSN: 01623737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/01623737020003197     Document Type: Article

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