Conceptual and Methodological Problems in Research on College Undermatch

Educational Researcher

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 93-99

  Bastedo, Michael N ^a   Flaster, Allyson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

admissions; higher education; research methodology; social class; social stratification

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894822716     PISSN: 0013189X     EISSN: 1935102X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0013189X14523039     Document Type: Review

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