Inequitable opportunities: How current education systems and policies undermine the chances for student persistence and success in college

Educational Policy

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 283-307

  Venezia, Andrea ^a   Kirst, Michael W ^b,c  

^a Natl Ctr Pub Plcy Higher Educ

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Graduate School of Business

Author keywords

Education policy; Education reform; Postsecondary access

Indexed keywords

EID: 18444378107     PISSN: 08959048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0895904804274054     Document Type: Article

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