College choice: Perceptions and priorities

Educational Management Administration and Leadership

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 85-98

  Hemsley Brown, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33747868352     PISSN: 17411432     EISSN: 17411440     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0263211X990271007     Document Type: Article

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