Strategies and intervening factors influencing student social interaction and experiential learning in an interdisciplinary research team

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 248-267

  Ryser, Laura ^a   Halseth, Greg ^a   Thien, Deborah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Canada; Interdisciplinary research; Social capital; Social cohesion; Student training

Indexed keywords

EID: 61449108995     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11162-008-9118-3     Document Type: Article

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