The impact of supplemental instruction on students in stem courses: Results from San Francisco State University

Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory and Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 487-503

  Peterfreund, Alan R ^a   Rath, Kenneth A ^a   Xenos, Samuel P ^a   Bayliss, Frank ^b  

^a Peterfreund Associates   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 45849102775     PISSN: 15210251     EISSN: 15414167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/CS.9.4.e     Document Type: Article

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