Training future scientists: Predicting first-year minority student participation in health science research

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 126-152

  Hurtado, Sylvia ^a   Eagan, M Kevin ^a   Cabrera, Nolan L ^a   Lin, Monica H ^a   Park, Julie ^a   Lopez, Miguel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

College impact; First year experiences; Racial ethnic minorities; Undergraduate science research

Indexed keywords

EID: 38349096123     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11162-007-9068-1     Document Type: Article

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