The Academic Library and Student Retention and Graduation: An Exploratory Study

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Main Author:	Crawford, Gregory A.
Format:	Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:	en
Published:	2015
Subjects:	Academic Libraries Academic Persistence School Holding Power Graduation Rate Correlation Expenditure per Student Library Services College Students Comparative Analysis Classification Institutional Characteristics Higher Education Statistical Analysis Librarians National Surveys
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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