Studying attrition and degree completion behavior among first-generation college students in the United States

Journal of Higher Education

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 861-885

  Ishitani, Terry T ^a  

^a INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33748325693     PISSN: 00221546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/jhe.2006.0042     Document Type: Review

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