It's about family: Native American student persistence in higher education

Journal of Higher Education

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 58-87

  Guillory, Raphael M ^a   Wolverton, Mimi ^b  

^a EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Higher Education ^*

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EID: 39349108719     PISSN: 00221546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/jhe.2008.0001     Document Type: Article

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