Where are all the boys? Examining the Black-White Gender Gap in Postsecondary Attainment

Du Bois Review

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 137-160

  Brunn, Rachelle ^a   Kao, Grace ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement; Degree Attainment; Gender; Higher Education; Race

Indexed keywords

EID: 69849128332     PISSN: 1742058X     EISSN: 17420598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1742058X08080077     Document Type: Article

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