An exploration of college persistence for students enrolled in web-enhanced courses: A multivariate analytic approach

Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory and Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-37

  Sutton, Stephen C ^a   Nora, Amaury ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

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EID: 49149085594     PISSN: 15210251     EISSN: 15414167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/CS.10.1.c     Document Type: Article

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