Public opinion, partisan identification, and higher education policy

Journal of Higher Education

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 369-401

  Doyle, William R ^a,b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education

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EID: 34547288379     PISSN: 00221546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/jhe.2007.0021     Document Type: Article

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