The Impact of Intercollegiate Athletics on Graduation Rates among Major NCAA Division I Universities: Implications for College Persistence Theory and Practice

Journal of Higher Education

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2003, Pages

  Mangold, William D ^a   Bean, LuAnn ^b   Adams, Douglas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0141941727     PISSN: 00221546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221546.2003.11778889     Document Type: Review

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