Academic research training for a nonacademic workplace: A case study of graduate student alumni who work in conservation

Conservation Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1357-1368

  Muir, Matthew J ^a   Schwartz, Mark W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation education; Graduate training; University programs; Workplace skills

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; RESEARCH WORK; STUDENT; TRAINING; UNIVERSITY SECTOR; WORKPLACE;

ARTICLE; ECOLOGY; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; RESEARCH; STUDENT; WORKPLACE;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOLOGY; RESEARCH; STUDENTS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 70450242834     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2009.01325.x     Document Type: Article

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