Perspectives on Access and Equity in the Era of (Community) College Completion

Community College Review

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 106-125

  Bragg, Debra D ^a   Durham, Brian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b Illinois Community College Board   (United States)

Author keywords

access to education; data analysis; educational policy; equal education; low income groups; minority groups; outcomes o.e.ucation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860660634     PISSN: 00915521     EISSN: 19402325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0091552112444724     Document Type: Article

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