Remedial education and student attrition

Community College Review

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 51-72

  Hoyt, Jeff E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

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EID: 8744291463     PISSN: 00915521     EISSN: 19402325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/009155219902700203     Document Type: Article

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