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Finding “your” people: The impact of mentoring relationships in overcoming barriers to academic achievement in underrepresented student populations

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Finding “your” people: The impact of mentoring relationships in overcoming barriers to academic achievement in underrepresented student populations. / DaLuz, Franci.
In: Studies in Technology Enhanced Learning, Vol. 2, No. 3, 20.06.2022.

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DaLuz, F 2022, 'Finding “your” people: The impact of mentoring relationships in overcoming barriers to academic achievement in underrepresented student populations', Studies in Technology Enhanced Learning, vol. 2, no. 3. https://doi.org/10.21428/8c225f6e.8fbb18b3

APA

DaLuz, F. (2022). Finding “your” people: The impact of mentoring relationships in overcoming barriers to academic achievement in underrepresented student populations. Studies in Technology Enhanced Learning, 2(3). https://doi.org/10.21428/8c225f6e.8fbb18b3

Vancouver

DaLuz F. Finding “your” people: The impact of mentoring relationships in overcoming barriers to academic achievement in underrepresented student populations. Studies in Technology Enhanced Learning. 2022 Jun 20;2(3). doi: 10.21428/8c225f6e.8fbb18b3

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DaLuz, Franci. / Finding “your” people : The impact of mentoring relationships in overcoming barriers to academic achievement in underrepresented student populations. In: Studies in Technology Enhanced Learning. 2022 ; Vol. 2, No. 3.

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