What can institutional research do to help colleges meet the workforce needs of states and nations?

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 955-984

  Toutkoushian, Robert K ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bachelor degrees; Economics; Labor markets; Occupations; Policy analysis; Student choice

Indexed keywords

EID: 29144431720     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11162-005-6935-5     Document Type: Article

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