Civic returns to higher education: A note on heterogeneous effects

Social Forces

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 417-433

  Brand, Jennie E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 79953145939     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: 15347605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/sof.2010.0095     Document Type: Article

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