The student-initiated retention project: Theoretical contributions and the role of self-empowerment

American Educational Research Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 605-638

  Maldonado, David Emiliano Zapata ^a,b   Rhoads, Robert ^a,c   Buenavista, Tracy Lachica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UCLA Honors and Undergraduate Programs   (United States)

^c Latin American Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical pedagogy; Cultural capital; Retention; Social capital; Students of color

Indexed keywords

EID: 29144474154     PISSN: 00028312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/00028312042004605     Document Type: Article

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