Experiencing the unexpected: Toward a model of college diversity experiences and attitude change

Review of Higher Education

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 179-205

  Bowman, Nicholas A ^a   Brandenberger, Jay W ^b  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

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EID: 82255193321     PISSN: 01625748     EISSN: 10907009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/rhe.2012.0016     Document Type: Review

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