African-American students' experiences of good practices: A comparison of institutional type

Journal of College Student Development

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 185-205

  Seifert, Tricia A ^a,d   Drummond, Jerri ^a   Pascarella, Ernest T ^b,c,d  

^a Student Affairs Administration and Research Program   (United States)

^b Department of Higher Education ^*

^c Center for Research in Undergraduate Education

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 33645275991     PISSN: 08975264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/csd.2006.0023     Document Type: Review

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