Institutional selectivity and good practices in undergraduate education: How strong is the link?

Journal of Higher Education

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 251-285

  Pascarella, Ernest I ^a,b   Cruce, Ty ^c   Umbach, Paul D ^b   Wolniak, Gregory C ^d   Kuh, George D ^c   Carini, Robert M ^e   Hayek, John C ^f   Gonyea, Robert M ^c   Zhao, Chun Mei ^g  

^a Department of Higher Education ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Human Capital Research Corporation   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^f Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education   (United States)

^g Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching   (United States)

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EID: 33645754707     PISSN: 00221546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/jhe.2006.0016     Document Type: Review

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