New evidence on college remediation

Journal of Higher Education

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 886-924

  Attewell, Paul ^a   Lavin, David ^a   Domina, Thurston ^b   Levey, Tania ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 33748286754     PISSN: 00221546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/jhe.2006.0037     Document Type: Review

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