Minority and majority students' retrospective perceptions of social support in doctoral programs

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 187-196

  Williams, Keith B ^a  

^a RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; EDUCATION, GRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENTS;

EID: 0036688699     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pms.2002.95.1.187     Document Type: Article

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