An Examination of Campus Climate for LGBTQ Community College Students

Community College Journal of Research and Practice

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 527-541

  Garvey, Jason C ^a   Taylor, Jason L ^b   Rankin, Susan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84924210584     PISSN: 10668926     EISSN: 15210413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10668926.2013.861374     Document Type: Article

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