Information search as an indication of rationality in student choice of higher education

Education Economics

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 267-283

  Menon, Maria E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HIGHER EDUCATION; PRIVATE SECTOR; STUDENT;

ASIA; CYPRUS; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 5444259125     PISSN: 09645292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0964529042000258617     Document Type: Article

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