The role of remedial and developmental courses in access and persistence

The State of College Access and Completion: Improving College Success for Students from Underrepresented Groups

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 77-95

  Long, Bridget Terry ^a   Boatman, Angela ^b  

^a HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 84906466159     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203074091     Document Type: Chapter

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