Trends in postsecondary science in the United States

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Volumn 585, Issue , 2003, Pages 124-133

  Kumar, David D ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 21144441904     PISSN: 00027162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002716202238571     Document Type: Review

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