How Long Does it Take to Earn a Higher Education Degree in Spain?

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 63-80

  Lassibille, Gérard ^a   Gómez, Ma Lucía Navarro ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Econdmicas y Empresariales   (Spain)

Author keywords

Higher education; Spain; Survival analysis; Time to degree

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650520800     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11162-010-9186-z     Document Type: Article

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