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Research Blog #5: Working Bibliography

Works Cited
Arum, Richard, and Josipa Roksa. Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses. The University of Chicago Press, 2011.
Arum, Richard, and Josipa Roksa. Aspiring Adults Adrift: Tentative Transitions of College Graduates. The University of Chicago Press, 2014.
Freedman, Liz. “The Developmental Disconnect in Choosing a Major.” The Mentor, dus.psu.edu/mentor/2013/06/disconnect-choosing-major/.
Lewallen, Willard C., et al. Issues in Advising the Undecided College Student. 1994.
Onink, Troy. “Bad College Advice.” Forbes, Forbes Magazine, 8 Oct. 2012, www.forbes.com/sites/troyonink/2010/12/16/bad-college-advice-the-undeclared-major/.
Vesper, Nick, et al. Going to College: How Social, Economic, and Educational Factors Influence the Decisions Students Make. Mason Crest Publishers, 2003.

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