Cultural and interpersonal factors affecting African American academic performance in higher education: A review and synthesis of the research literature

Journal of Negro Education

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 359-370

  Rovai, Alfred P ^a   Gallien Jr , Louis B ^a   Wighting, Mervyn J ^a  

^a REGENT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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