Paid Employment among U.S. College Students: Trends, Effects, and Possible Causes.

Stern, David; Nakata, Yoshi-Fumi

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ERIC Number: EJ421618

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Publication Date: 1991

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Paid Employment among U.S. College Students: Trends, Effects, and Possible Causes.

Stern, David; Nakata, Yoshi-Fumi

Journal of Higher Education, v62 n1 p25-43 Jan-Feb 1991

Trends in paid employment among college students since the early 1960s are described, effects on student persistence and the financial rate of return for individual students while in college are analyzed, and possible explanations for the rising trend in employment are examined. (Author/MSE)

Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Students, Cost Effectiveness, Economic Change, Employment Patterns, Higher Education, Student Characteristics, Student Employment, Trend Analysis

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Numerical/Quantitative Data

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Language: English

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