The Maine Question: How Is 4-Year College Enrollment Affected by Mandatory College Entrance Exams?

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 138-159

  Hurwitz, Michael ^a   Smith, Jonathan ^a   Niu, Sunny ^a   Howell, Jessica ^a  

^a The College Board   (United States)

Author keywords

accountability test; college enrollment; higher education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84961289768     PISSN: 01623737     EISSN: 19351062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0162373714521866     Document Type: Article

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