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Addressing the Needs of Underprepared Students in Higher Education

Does College Remediation Work?

Eric P. Bettinger and Bridget Terry Long
Journal of Human Resources, July 2009, 44 (3) 736-771; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.44.3.736
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vol. 44 no. 3 736-771
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.44.3.736
Published By 
University of Wisconsin Press
Print ISSN 
0022-166X
Online ISSN 
1548-8004
History 
  • Received September 1, 2006
  • Accepted May 1, 2008
  • Published online June 25, 2009.
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© 2009 by the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System

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  1. Eric P. Bettinger and
  2. Bridget Terry Long

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