Intensive college counseling and the enrollment and persistence of low-income students

Education Finance and Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 19-41

  Castleman, Benjamin ^a   Goodman, Joshua ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85039750575     PISSN: 15573060     EISSN: 15573079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/EDFP_a_00204     Document Type: Article

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