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Understanding Students' Choice of Academic Majors: A Longitudinal Analysis

Ms Lin Mei Tan Massey University, New ZealandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Fawzi Laswad Massey University, New Zealand
Pages 233-253 | Received 01 Jul 2007, Accepted 01 Dec 2007, Published online: 18 Jun 2009

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