Matching by race and gender in mentoring relationships: Keeping our eyes on the prize

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 622-643

  Blake Beard, Stacy ^a   Bayne, Melissa L ^b   Crosby, Faye J ^b   Muller, Carol B ^c  

^a SIMMONS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENDER ISSUE; RACE; STUDENT;

EID: 80052739813     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: 15404560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2011.01717.x     Document Type: Article

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