Influences on community college students' educational plans

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 301-314

  Pascarella, Ernest T ^a   Wolniak, Gregory C ^a   Pierson, Christopher T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

College effects; Community colleges; Degree plans

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346494396     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023025715036     Document Type: Review

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