Social Capital and Academic Motivation Among First-Generation Community College Students

Community College Journal of Research and Practice

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 235-251

  Moschetti, Roxanne Venus ^a   Hudley, Cynthia ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84919841750     PISSN: 10668926     EISSN: 15210413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10668926.2013.819304     Document Type: Article

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