Examining the effects of high school contexts on postsecondary enrollment

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 132-153

  Engberg, Mark E ^a   Wolniak, Gregory C ^b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Access; College choice; Cultural capital; High school context; Human capital; Postsecondary enrollment; Social capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 76049111752     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11162-009-9150-y     Document Type: Article

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