Policy Change and Access to 2- and 4-Year Colleges: The Case of the City University of New York

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1139-1158

  Lavin, David E ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 0034349765     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00027640021955793     Document Type: Article

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