Making sense of a university's culture: An examination of undergraduate students’ stories

Southern Communication Journal

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 297-311

  Kramer, Michael W ^a   Berman, Julie E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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EID: 85007799583     PISSN: 1041794X     EISSN: 19303203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10417940109373209     Document Type: Article

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