The full extent of student-college academic undermatch

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 32, Issue , 2013, Pages 247-261

  Smith, Jonathan ^a   Pender, Matea ^a   Howell, Jessica ^a  

^a The College Board   (United States)

Author keywords

College choice; Educational economics; Mismatch; Postsecondary education; Undermatch

Indexed keywords

HIGHER EDUCATION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

EID: 84871531641     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2012.11.001     Document Type: Article

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