Liberal arts colleges and good practices in undergraduate education: Additional evidence

Journal of College Student Development

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-22

  Seifert, Tricia A ^a   Salisbury, Mark H ^b   Pascarella, Ernest T ^b   Blaich, Charles F ^c   Goodman, Kathleen M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c WABASH COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 77249172731     PISSN: 08975264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/csd.0.0113     Document Type: Article

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