Transfer access from community colleges and the distribution of elite higher education

Journal of Higher Education

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 442-472

  Dowd, Alicia C ^a   Cheslock, John J ^b   Melguizo, Tatjana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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EID: 47849104053     PISSN: 00221546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/jhe.0.0010     Document Type: Article

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