College diversity experiences and cognitive development: A meta-analysis

Review of Educational Research

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 4-33

  Bowman, Nicholas A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive development; College students; Diversity; Higher education; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950525747     PISSN: 00346543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0034654309352495     Document Type: Article

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