HOW PEOPLE PAY FOR COLLEGE / JOHN B. LANSING and OTHERS.

THE OBJECTIVES WERE TO DETERMINE WHAT PROPORTION OF PARENTS CONTRIBUTE TO THE COLLEGE EDUCATION EXPENSES OF THEIR CHILDREN, THE AMOUNT THEY CONTRIBUTE, AND HOW CONTRIBUTING PARENTS BUDGET AND PLAN FOR THE EDUCATION OF THEIR CHILDREN. OVER 2,700 INTERVIEWS WERE TAKEN IN 2 SURVEYS IN 1959-60. THE INTE...

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Main Author: Lansing, John B.
Corporate Authors: University of Michigan. Inst. for Social Research
University of Michigan. Survey Research Center
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1960.
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Physical Description:171 pages
Format: Microfilm Book

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