Institutional effectiveness and student success: A study of high- and low-impact community colleges

Community College Journal of Research and Practice

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 945-962

  Jenkins, Davis ^a  

^a Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

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EID: 85011519547     PISSN: 10668926     EISSN: 15210413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601270701632057     Document Type: Article

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