The Impact of Social Integration on Subsequent Institutional Commitment Conditional on Gender

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 687-700

  Jones, Willis A ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Social integration; Student retention; Subsequent institutional commitment

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956871651     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11162-010-9172-5     Document Type: Article

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