Making sense out of degree completion rates

Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory and Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 5-17

  Astin, Alexander W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 33645670178     PISSN: 15210251     EISSN: 15414167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/7PV9-KHR7-C2F6-UPK5     Document Type: Review

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