Community college growth opportunities: Untapped potential in America's heartland?

Growth and Change

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 443-459

  Rephann, Terance J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SECONDARY EDUCATION; STUDENT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548233766     PISSN: 00174815     EISSN: 14682257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2257.2007.00378.x     Document Type: Article

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