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Title: Rooted in Appalachia: Supporting Rural Students in Postsecondary Education through Possible Selves as a Theory
Award ID(s):
2152218
PAR ID:
10506047
Author(s) / Creator(s):
Publisher / Repository:
EBSCOHOST & GALE
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Thresholds in education
ISSN:
0196-9641
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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