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Minority-Serving Institutions: An Overview

✍ Scribed by Eileen M. O'Brien; Catherine Zudak

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1998
Weight: 46 KB
Volume: 1998
Category: Article
ISSN: 0271-0560
DOI: 10.1002/he.10201

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✦ Synopsis

Understanding the demographic context in which minority-serving institutions operate, as well as common student and financial characteristics, is important in assessing the educational functions these institutions serve.

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