Social and cultural capital, race and ethnicity, and college student retention

Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory and Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 103-128

  Wells, Ryan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 54449099909     PISSN: 15210251     EISSN: 15414167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/CS.10.2.a     Document Type: Article

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