Reconsidering the relationship between student employment and academic outcomes: A new theory and better data

Youth and Society

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 366-393

  Warren, John Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 0038240642     PISSN: 0044118X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0044118X02033003002     Document Type: Article

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