Student persistence in a public higher education system: Understanding racial and ethnic differences

Journal of Higher Education

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 1-286

  Hu, Shouping ^a   St John, Edward P ^b  

^a SETON HALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0035343242     PISSN: 00221546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2649332     Document Type: Article

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