Retention of First-Year Community College Students

Community College Journal of Research and Practice

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 466-477

  Windham, Melissa H ^a   Rehfuss, Mark C ^b   Williams, Cyrus R ^a   Pugh, Jason V ^c   Tincher Ladner, Lynn ^c  

^a REGENT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College   (United States)

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EID: 84894244990     PISSN: 10668926     EISSN: 15210413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10668926.2012.743867     Document Type: Article

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