Facebook usage as a predictor of retention at a private 4-year institution

Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory and Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 311-322

  Morris, Jason ^a   Reese, Jeff ^b   Beck, Richard ^a   Mattis, Charles ^a  

^a ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

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EID: 77952913469     PISSN: 15210251     EISSN: 15414167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/CS.11.3.a     Document Type: Article

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