The freshman year experience and geography: Linking student retention and the introductory geography curriculum

Journal of Geography

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 243-249

  Sommers, Brian J ^a  

^a CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Freshman year experience; Instruction; Student retention

Indexed keywords

FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE; GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION; STUDENT RETENTION;

USA;

EID: 0031414647     PISSN: 00221341     EISSN: 17526868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221349708978798     Document Type: Article

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