Racial origin and student retention in a Canadian University

Higher Education

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 323-352

  Grayson, J Paul ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 22444454775     PISSN: 00181560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003229631240     Document Type: Article

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