College student persistence to degree: The burden of debt

Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory and Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 431-456

  Robb, Cliff A ^a   Moody, Beth ^a   Abdel Ghany, Mohamed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

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EID: 81455137132     PISSN: 15210251     EISSN: 15414167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/CS.13.4.b     Document Type: Article

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