An intensive primary-literature-based teaching program directly benefits undergraduate science majors and facilitates their transition to doctoral programs

CBE Life Sciences Education

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 340-347

  Kozeracki, Carol A ^a,c   Carey, Michael F ^b   Colicelli, John ^b   Levis Fitzgerald, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Los Angeles Pierce College   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COLLEGE STUDENT; DOCTORAL EDUCATION; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; METHODOLOGY; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; RESEARCH; REVIEW; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; STUDENT ATTITUDE; STUDENT RETENTION; STUDENT SATISFACTION; TEACHING;

CALIFORNIA; CAREER CHOICE; EDUCATION, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCIENCE; STUDENTS; TEACHING; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 33846000982     PISSN: '     EISSN: 19317913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1187/cbe.06-02-0144     Document Type: Review

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