Validation experiences and persistence among community college students

Review of Higher Education

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 193-230

  Barnett, Elisabeth A ^a,b  

^a National Center for Restructuring Education Schools and Teaching (NCREST)   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

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EID: 78650633692     PISSN: 01625748     EISSN: 10907009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/rhe.2010.0019     Document Type: Article

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