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ERIC Number: EJ639080
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0272-7757
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The Value of Education in a Licensed Profession: The Choice of Associate or Baccalaureate Degrees in Nursing.
Spetz, Joanne
Economics of Education Review, v21 n1 p73-85 Feb 2002
Assesses the relative value to Register Nurses of associate degree, baccalaureate degree, and nursing diploma. Finds that while lifetime return for baccalaureate degree is less than the associate degree, 30 percent of new nurses choose to obtain baccalaureate degrees because of personal characteristics and increased likelihood of obtaining career goals. (Contains 36 references.) (PKP)
Descriptors: Administration, Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, Employment Opportunities, Equations (Mathematics), Higher Education, National Surveys, Nursing Education, Occupational Mobility, Specialization, Statistical Analysis, Wages
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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