Mentoring students: Conceptualizing and validating the multi-dimensions of a support system

Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory and Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 337-356

  Nora, Amaury ^a   Crisp, Gloria ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

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EID: 41449110164     PISSN: 15210251     EISSN: 15414167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/CS.9.3.e     Document Type: Article

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