African Americans' and Non‐African Americans' sense of mattering and marginality at public, predominantly white institutions

Equity and Excellence in Education

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 37-42

  Gossett, Barbara J ^a   Cuyjex, Michael J ^b   Cockriel, Irv ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

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EID: 0002609605     PISSN: 10665684     EISSN: 15473457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1066568960290306     Document Type: Article

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