Diversity, college costs, and postsecondary opportunity: An examination of the financial nexus between college choice and persistence for African Americans and Whites

Journal of Higher Education

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 545-569

  St John, Edward P ^a   Paulsen, Michael B ^b   Carter, Deborah Faye ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 24344462358     PISSN: 00221546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221546.2005.11772298     Document Type: Review

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