Graduating Students’ Perceptions of Outcomes of College Experiences at a Predominantly Hispanic University

Journal of Hispanic Higher Education

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 267-276

  Abraham, John P ^a   Lujan, Sylvia S ^a   López, Esther Elena ^b   Walker, Mary T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

^b ST LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84992882359     PISSN: 15381927     EISSN: 15525716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1538192702001003006     Document Type: Article

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