Importance of undergraduate research for minority persistence and achievement in biology

Journal of Higher Education

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 82-115

  Jones, Melanie T ^a   Barlow, Amy E L ^a   Villarejo, Merna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 77249156074     PISSN: 00221546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/jhe.0.0082     Document Type: Review

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