Within-year persistence of students at two-year colleges

Community College Journal of Research and Practice

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 785-807

  Cofer, James ^a   Somers, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

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EID: 85011492369     PISSN: 10668926     EISSN: 15210413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10668920050179808     Document Type: Article

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