The academic and social integration of persisting community college transfer students

Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory and Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 405-423

  Townsend, Barbara K ^a   Wilson, Kristin B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b Moberly Area Community College   (United States)

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EID: 65249183049     PISSN: 15210251     EISSN: 15414167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/CS.10.4.a     Document Type: Article

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