Examining sense of belonging among first-year undergraduates from different racial/ethnic groups

Journal of College Student Development

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 525-542

  Johnson, Dawn R ^a   Alvarez, Patty ^b   Longerbeam, Susan ^d   Soldner, Matthew ^b   Inkelas, Karen Kurotsuchi ^b   Leonard, Jeannie Brown ^b   Rowan Kenyon, Heather ^c  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^d NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 35248836162     PISSN: 08975264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/csd.2007.0054     Document Type: Article

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