Under-represented college students and extracurricular involvement: The effects of various student organizations on academic performance

Social Psychology of Education

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 273-298

  Baker, Christina N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic performance; African Americans; Extracurricular organizations; Higher education; Latinos

Indexed keywords

EID: 46349108593     PISSN: 13812890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11218-007-9050-y     Document Type: Article

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