Group differences in graduate students' concepts of the ideal mentor

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 53-80

  Rose, Gail L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Age differences; Foreign students; Gender differences; Graduate students; Mentor; Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

EID: 13844276890     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11162-004-6289-4     Document Type: Article

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