Dimensions of the transfer choice gap: Experiences of Latina and Latino students who navigated transfer pathways

Harvard Educational Review

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 632-658

  Bensimon, Estela Mara ^a   Dowd, Alicia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 76749160686     PISSN: 00178055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17763/haer.79.4.05w66u23662k1444     Document Type: Review

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