Nontraditional student engagement: Increasing adult student success and retention

Journal of Continuing Higher Education

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 10-20

  Wyatt, Linda G ^a  

^a Northeast State Community College   (United States)

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EID: 79951974731     PISSN: 07377363     EISSN: 19484801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07377363.2011.544977     Document Type: Article

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