Toward a holistic view of undergraduate research experiences: An exploratory study of impact on graduate/postdoctoral mentors

Journal of Science Education and Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 487-500

  Dolan, Erin ^a   Johnson, Deborah ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Graduate postdoctoral education; Mentoring; Undergraduate education; Undergraduate research

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949773453     PISSN: 10590145     EISSN: 15731839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10956-009-9165-3     Document Type: Article

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