Why are men falling behind? gender gaps in college performance and persistence

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Volumn 627, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 184-214

  Conger, Dylan ^a   Long, Mark C ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

College performance; College persistence; Gender differences; Higher education; Human capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 76449111618     PISSN: 00027162     EISSN: 15523349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002716209348751     Document Type: Article

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