Family Instability and College Enrollment and Completion

Population Research and Policy Review

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 469-494

  Fomby, Paula ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent behavior; Educational attainment; Family structure

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; FAMILY STRUCTURE; HIGHER EDUCATION; HOUSEHOLD INCOME;

EID: 84880605136     PISSN: 01675923     EISSN: 15737829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11113-013-9284-7     Document Type: Article

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