Educational opportunities and academic performance: A case study of university student mothers in Venezuela

Higher Education

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 299-322

  Pinilla, Bernarda ^a   Muñoz, Samaria ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Academic performance; Social inclusion; Student mothers; University efficiency

Indexed keywords

EID: 24044465134     PISSN: 00181560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10734-004-6356-y     Document Type: Article

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