The Cost of Success: Exploring the Impact of Textbook Costs at a Hispanic-Serving R1 Institution
By: Leo S. Lo, Jennifer Jordan and Holly Surbaugh
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.55982/openpraxis.15.2.554 | Journal eISSN: 2304-070X
Language: English
Page range: 134 - 148
Submitted on: Apr 18, 2023
Accepted on: May 26, 2023
Published on: Jul 20, 2023
Published by: International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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