Women students at coeducational and women's colleges: How do their experiences compare?

Journal of College Student Development

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 145-165

  Kinzie, Jillian ^a   Umbach, Paul D ^d   Thomas, Auden D ^b   Kuh, George D ^a   Palmer, Megan M ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 34047110143     PISSN: 08975264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/csd.2007.0015     Document Type: Article

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