Balancing work and academics in college: Why do students working 10 to 19 hours per week excel?

Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory and Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 107-120

  Dundes, Lauren ^a   Marx, Jeff ^a  

^a MCDANIEL COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 33747497771     PISSN: 15210251     EISSN: 15414167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/7UCU-8F9M-94QG-5WWQ     Document Type: Article

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