Affairs of state and student retention: An exploratory study of the factors that impact student retention in a politically turbulent region

British Journal of Sociology of Education

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 317-332

  Ben Tsur, Dalia ^a,b,c  

^a Interdisciplinary Centre   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^c INTERDISCIPLINARY CENTER   (Israel)

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EID: 34247634594     PISSN: 01425692     EISSN: 14653346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01425690701252382     Document Type: Article

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