An Exploratory Study of Undergraduates' Attitudes Toward Affirmative Action Policies for Asian Americans in College

Equity and Excellence in Education

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 370-384

  Hartlep, Nicholas Daniel ^a   Lowinger, Robert Jay ^b  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 84906081031     PISSN: 10665684     EISSN: 15473457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10665684.2014.933694     Document Type: Article

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