Common assumptions about organizations that mislead institutional researchers and their clients

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 571-587

  Schmidtlein, Frank A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 0033211724     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018700511894     Document Type: Article

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