Gender inequalities in the college pipeline

Social Science Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 120-135

  Carbonaro, William ^a   Ellison, Brandy J ^a   Covay, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

College application; Completion; Cumulative advantage; Enrollment; Gender

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149446287     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2010.07.004     Document Type: Article

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