Finding money on the table: Information, financial aid, and access to college

Journal of Higher Education

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 363-388

  Tierney, William G ^a   Venegas, Kristan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 69249098546     PISSN: 00221546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/jhe.0.0059     Document Type: Article

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