The effect of social factors on students' academic performance in Nigerian tertiary institutions

Library Philosophy and Practice

Volumn 2010, Issue MAR, 2010, Pages 1-12

  Umar, S S ^a   Shaib, I O ^a   Aituisi, D N ^a   Yakubu, N A ^a   Bada, O ^a  

^a Technology Federal Polytechnic   (Nigeria)

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