Evaluating the rationale for affirmative action in college admissions: Direct and indirect relationships between campus diversity and gains in understanding diverse groups

Journal of College Student Development

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 166-182

  Pike, Gary R ^a,b   Kuh, George D ^c   Gonyea, Robert M ^d  

^a Information Management and Institutional Research   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Center for Postsecondary Research   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34047141535     PISSN: 08975264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/csd.2007.0018     Document Type: Article

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