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retention and diversity in higher education  

Definition

  • Diversity encompasses a variety of social, political, and demographic attributes of individuals, including such social identities as gender, sexual orientation, class, religious affiliation, and geographic origin. Typically, research focused on diversity defines it in racial or ethnic terms. [Source: Encyclopedia of Diversity in Education; Retention and Diversity in Higher Education]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-NS8PZJ8W-Z

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