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Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community Volume 41, 2013 - Issue 1: The Campus as Community: Student Perceptions of Their Faith-Based University
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First-Generation College Students and U.S. Citizens: Is the University Perceived Like Family or Strangers?

Shannon M. Williams Department of Psychology, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Vicky S. Karahalios Department of Psychology, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Joseph R. Ferrari Department of Psychology, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 45-54 | Published online: 20 Dec 2012

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