Exploring persistence of immigrant and native students in an urban community college

Review of Higher Education

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 321-352

  Conway, Katherine M ^a  

^a Manhattan Community College   (United States)

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EID: 68249155202     PISSN: 01625748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/rhe.0.0059     Document Type: Article

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