A trickle or a torrent? Understanding the extent of summer "melt" among college-intending high school graduates

Social Science Quarterly

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 202-220

  Castleman, Benjamin L ^a   Page, Lindsay C ^b  

^a HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

College access; College matriculation; College transition; Low income; Summer melt

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893928945     PISSN: 00384941     EISSN: 15406237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ssqu.12032     Document Type: Article

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