Understanding differences in the choice of college attended: The role of state public policies

Review of Higher Education

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 501-525

  Perna, Laura W ^b   Titus, Marvin A ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 3042734239     PISSN: 01625748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/rhe.2004.0020     Document Type: Review

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