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Using qualitative methods to assess student trajectories and college impact

✍ Scribed by Shaun R. Harper

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2007
Weight: 118 KB
Volume: 2007
Category: Article
ISSN: 0271-0579
DOI: 10.1002/ir.231

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✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Understanding how students navigate their ways to and through higher education could be instructive for those seeking to wisely invest institutional and public resources, foster supportive environments for student development, and cultivate worthwhile partnerships to improve access and enhance student success.

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