The impact of institutional choice and environments on African-American and white students' degree expectations

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 17-41

  Carter, Deborah Faye ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033074663     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018770210560     Document Type: Article

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