College student ratings of student academic support: Frequency, importance, and modes of communication

Communication Education

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 433-458

  Thompson, Blair ^a   Mazer, Joseph P ^b  

^a WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic support; Scale development; Social support; Student retention; Student support

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449586886     PISSN: 03634523     EISSN: 14795795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03634520902930440     Document Type: Article

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