When parents want children to stay home for college

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 823-846

  Turley, Ruth N López ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; College application; Home; Parents; Residential preferences

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748329533     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11162-006-9017-4     Document Type: Article

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