First-generation students' academic engagement and retention

Teaching in Higher Education

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 673-685

  Soria, Krista M ^a   Stebleton, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

academic engagement; first generation students; public universities; retention

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870574428     PISSN: 13562517     EISSN: 14701294     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13562517.2012.666735     Document Type: Article

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