Access and equity for african american students in higher education: A critical race historical analysis of policy efforts

Journal of Higher Education

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 389-414

  Harper, Shaun R ^a   Patton, Lori D ^b   Wooden, Ontario S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 69249159911     PISSN: 00221546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/jhe.0.0052     Document Type: Article

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