The influence of multicultural learning communities on the intrapersonal development of first-generation college students

Journal of College Student Development

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 267-284

  Jehangir, Rashné ^a   Williams, Rhiannon ^b   Jeske, Judith ^c  

^a Department of Postsecondary Teaching and Learning ^*  (United States)

^b Assessment in Postsecondary Teaching and Learning   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 84858977940     PISSN: 08975264     EISSN: 15433382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/csd.2012.0035     Document Type: Article

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