Expenditures, efficiency, and effectiveness in U.S. Undergraduate higher education: A national benchmark model

Journal of Higher Education

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 102-127

  Powell, Brett A ^a   Gilleland, Diane Suitt ^b   Carolyn Pearson, L ^b  

^a OUACHITA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK   (United States)

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EID: 84856336393     PISSN: 00221546     EISSN: 15384640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/jhe.2012.0005     Document Type: Article

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