An examination of the influence of institutional context on student persistence at 4-year colleges and universities: A multilevel approach

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 673-699

  Titus, Marvin A ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

institutional context; multilevel methods; student persistence

Indexed keywords

EID: 5444228900     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:RIHE.0000044227.17161.fa     Document Type: Article

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