Are discussions about college between parents and their high school children a college-planning activity? making the case and testing the predictors

American Journal of Education

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 281-308

  Myers, Scott M ^a   Myers, Carrie B ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84859610125     PISSN: 01956744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/664737     Document Type: Article

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