Ethnic identity, epistemological development, and academic achievement in underrepresented students

Journal of College Student Development

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 301-318

  Pizzolato, Jane Elizabeth ^a   Chaudhari, Prema ^b   Murrell, Ennad Dyana ^b   Podobnik, Sharon ^b   Schaeffer, Zachary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 49649092454     PISSN: 08975264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/csd.0.0020     Document Type: Article

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