Smoothing the transition to college? The effect of Tech-Prep programs on educational attainment

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 394-411

  Cellini, Stephanie Riegg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

College enrollment; Educational attainment; Educational economics; Human capital; School to work; Tech Prep

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN CAPITAL;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745162246     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2005.07.006     Document Type: Article

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