Does faculty research improve undergraduate teaching? An analysis of existing and potential synergies

Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 283-294

  Prince, Michael J ^a   Felder, Richard M ^b   Brent, Rebecca ^c,d  

^a BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b North Carolina State University   (United States)

^c Education Designs Inc

^d Education Designs Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Research; Research teaching nexus; Teaching

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TEACHING;

POTENTIAL SYNERGIES; RESEARCH PROJECTS; RESEARCH-TEACHING NEXUS;

ENGINEERING RESEARCH;

EID: 35948998174     PISSN: 10694730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2168-9830.2007.tb00939.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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