Identifying future scientists: Predicting persistence into research training

CBE Life Sciences Education

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 316-331

  McGee, Richard ^a,c   Keller, Jill L ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

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

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; RESEARCH; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOLOGY; CAREER CHOICE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING; RESEARCH; STUDENTS; TRAINING SUPPORT; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 38349081538     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19317913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1187/cbe.07-04-0020     Document Type: Article

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