Towards a theory of choice for community college students

Community College Journal of Research and Practice

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 53-67

  Somers, Patricia ^a   Haines, Kevin ^a   Keene, Barbara ^a   Bauer, Jon ^b   Pfeiffer, Marcia ^c   McCluskey, Jennifer ^d   Settle, Jim ^e   Sparks, Brad ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b East Central College   (United States)

^c St Louis Community College   (United States)

^d Maryville University   (United States)

^e TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Ranken Technical College   (United States)

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EID: 84951018097     PISSN: 10668926     EISSN: 15210413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10668920500248886     Document Type: Article

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