Peer-mentoring freshmen: implications for satisfaction, commitment and retention to graduation

Academy of Management Learning and Education

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 25-37

  Sanchez, Rudolph J ^a   Bauer, Talya N ^b   Paronto, Matthew E ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33846840547     PISSN: 1537260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMLE.2006.20388382     Document Type: Article

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