The channeling of student competition in higher education: Comparing Canada and the U.S.

Journal of Higher Education

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 89-106

  Davies, Scott ^a   Hammack, Floyd M ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 13244253824     PISSN: 00221546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221546.2005.11772276     Document Type: Review

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