Charting a path to success: The association between institutional placement policies and the academic success of latino students

Community College Journal of Research and Practice

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 263-280

  Marwick, Judith D ^a  

^a Moraine Valley Community College   (United States)

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EID: 85011528544     PISSN: 10668926     EISSN: 15210413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10668920490256444     Document Type: Article

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