WORKING DURING COLLEGE: Its Relationship to Student Engagement and Education Outcomes

Understanding the Working College Student: New Research and Its Implications for Policy and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2023, Pages 179-212

  McCormick, Alexander C ^a   Moore, John V ^b   Kuh, George D ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85166045550     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781003448495-13     Document Type: Chapter

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