Informal Student-Faculty Intraction: Its Relationship to Eductional Gains in Science and Mathematics Among Community College Students

Community College Review

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 35-57

  Thompson, Michael D ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 84993737850     PISSN: 00915521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/009155210102900103     Document Type: Article

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