American Indian college students' ethnic identity and beliefs about education

Journal of College Student Development

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 157-176

  Okagaki, Lynn ^a   Helling, Mary Kay ^b   Bingham, Gary E ^c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 67651241829     PISSN: 08975264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/csd.0.0060     Document Type: Article

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