Ebony in the Ivory Tower: Examining trends in the socioeconomic status, achievement, and self-concept of black, male freshmen

Equity and Excellence in Education

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 232-248

  Griffin, Kimberly A ^a   Jayakumar, Uma M ^b   Jones, Malana M ^c   Allen, Walter R ^d  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 77952228969     PISSN: 10665684     EISSN: 15473457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10665681003704915     Document Type: Article

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