Quality improvement in higher education: Implications for student retention

Quality in Higher Education

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 131-141

  Peterson, Shari L ^a   Kovel Jarboe, Patricia ^a   Schwartz, Sherry A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 0012487576     PISSN: 13538322     EISSN: 14701081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1353832970030204     Document Type: Article

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