Inequitable Impacts of Textbook Costs at a Small, Private College: Results from a Textbook Survey at Gettysburg College
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5944/openpraxis.13.1.1147 | Journal eISSN: 2304-070X
Language: English
Page range: 69 - 87
Submitted on: Aug 12, 2020
Accepted on: Dec 22, 2020
Published on: Mar 31, 2021
Published by: International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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