Participation studies and cross-national comparison: Proliferation, prudence, and possibility

Cultural Trends

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 99-196

  Schuster, J Mark ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attendance; Boundary of Analysis; Data Harmonization; International Comparison; Participation; Participation Rates; Survey Design

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871234793     PISSN: 09548963     EISSN: 14693690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09548960701299815     Document Type: Article

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