Bridging the pipeline: Increasing underrepresented students' preparation for college through a summer bridge program

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 142-159

  Strayhorn, Terrell L ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

academic achievement; postsecondary; sense of belonging; SES; transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651424427     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764210381871     Document Type: Article

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