Recruitment and retention of students from minority groups

Physical Therapy

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 19-29

  Haskins, Awilda R ^a   Kirk Sanchez, Neva ^b  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Black African American; Diversity; Education; Hispanic Latino; Recruitment; Retention

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; GRADUATE; HISPANIC; MINORITY GROUP; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANK SUM TEST; STUDENT RECRUITMENT; STUDENT RETENTION; TEACHER;

EID: 29744440144     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/86.1.19     Document Type: Article

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