Grade retention, postsecondary education, and public aid receipt

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 118-139

  Ou, Suh Ruu ^a   Reynolds, Arthur J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Grade retention; Postsecondary education; Public assistance programs

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951541148     PISSN: 01623737     EISSN: 19351062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0162373709354334     Document Type: Article

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