The meaning of money: Perceptual differences between college counselors and low-income families about college costs and financial aid

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1703-1718

  McDonough, Patricia M ^a   Calderone, Shannon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

College costs; High school counseling; Low income students

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745454907     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764206289140     Document Type: Article

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