Understanding How First-year Seminars Affect Persistence
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Understanding How First-year Seminars Affect Persistence
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عنوان ژورنال: Research in Higher Education
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0361-0365,1573-188X
DOI: 10.1007/s11162-005-8153-6