The role of 2-year colleges in the improving situation of Hispanic postsecondary education

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 249-257

  Gonzalez, Arturo ^a   Hilmer, Michael J ^b  

^a PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Demand for schooling; Human capital; School choice

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRATIZATION; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION POLICY; SECONDARY EDUCATION;

EID: 33745044406     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2004.12.002     Document Type: Article

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