Associations among peer relationships, academic achievement, and persistence in college

Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory and Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 319-337

  Swenson Goguen, Lisa M ^a   Hiester, Marnie A ^b   Nordstrom, Alicia H ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of New York   (United States)

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EID: 78149255042     PISSN: 15210251     EISSN: 15414167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/CS.12.3.d     Document Type: Article

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