Institutional effectiveness of women-only colleges: Cultivating students' desire to influence social conditions

Journal of Higher Education

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 287-321

  Kim, Mikyong Minsun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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EID: 0035343417     PISSN: 00221546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221546.2001.11777096     Document Type: Article

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