On doctoral student development: Exploring faculty mentoring in the shaping of african american doctoral student success

Qualitative Report

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 455-474

  Felder, Pamela ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

African americans; Doctoral degree; Doctoral education; Doctoral student persistence; Student success

Indexed keywords

EID: 77349114930     PISSN: 10520147     EISSN: 21603715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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