Does work inhibit cognitive development during college?

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 79-93

  Pascarella, Ernest T ^a   Edison, Marcia I ^b   Nora, Amaury ^c   Hagedorn, Linda Serra ^d   Terenzini, Patrick T ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0040944387     PISSN: 01623737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1164375     Document Type: Article

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