Generating ethnic minority student success (GEMS): A qualitative analysis of high-performing institutions

Journal of Diversity in Higher Education

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 147-162

  Museus, Samuel D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

attainment; culture; environment; minority; persistence; retention; student; success

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052977122     PISSN: 19388926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0022355     Document Type: Article

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