From access to outcome equity: Revitalizing the democratic mission of the community college

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Volumn 586, Issue , 2003, Pages 92-119

  Dowd, Alicia C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Access; Accountability; College; Efficiency; Equity

Indexed keywords

EID: 25844495056     PISSN: 00027162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0095399702250214     Document Type: Article

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