The meaning of African American college women’s experiences attending a predominantly white institution: A phenomenological study

Journal of College Student Development

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 652-666

  Hannon, Christine R ^a   Woodside, Marianne ^a   Pollard, Brittany L ^b   Roman, Jorge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 84988666987     PISSN: 08975264     EISSN: 15433382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/csd.2016.0036     Document Type: Article

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