"It takes a village to raise a child": The role of social capital in promoting academic success for African American men at a black college

Journal of College Student Development

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 52-70

  Palmer, Robert ^a,c   Gasman, Marybeth ^b  

^a MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

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EID: 39749105946     PISSN: 08975264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/csd.2008.0002     Document Type: Article

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