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A Study of Voluntary Organizational Membership: The Assimilation Process in a Community Choir

Michael W. Kramer Department of Communication, University of OklahomaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 52-74 | Published online: 19 Jan 2011

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Michael Sollitto, ZacD. Johnson & ScottA. Myers. (2013) Students' Perceptions of College Classroom Connectedness, Assimilation, and Peer Relationships. Communication Education 62:3, pages 318-331.
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