How do students choose a university?: An analysis of applications to universities in Ontario, Canada

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 781-800

  Drewes, Torben ^a   Michael, Christopher ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Rank ordered logit; School characteristics; University choices

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748300682     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11162-006-9015-6     Document Type: Article

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