Looking in the review mirror: Factors affecting transfer for urban community college students

Community College Journal of Research and Practice

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 643-664

  Hagedorn, Linda Serra ^a   Cypers, Scott ^b   Lester, Jaime ^c  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85011531704     PISSN: 10668926     EISSN: 15210413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10668920802026113     Document Type: Article

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