Effects of gender, socioeconomic status, and early academic performance on postsecondary educational choice

Journal of Counseling and Development

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 463-472

  Trusty, Jerry ^a   Robinson, Chester R ^b   Plata, Maximino ^b   Ng, Kok Mun ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY COMMERCE   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0034366174     PISSN: 07489633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1556-6676.2000.tb01930.x     Document Type: Article

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