Engaging Undergraduates in Science Research: Not Just About Faculty Willingness

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 151-177

  Eagan Jr , M Kevin ^a   Sharkness, Jessica ^a   Hurtado, Sylvia ^a   Mosqueda, Cynthia M ^a   Chang, Mitchell J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hierarchical generalized linear modeling; Mentorship; Organizational climate; STEM faculty; Undergraduate research experience

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651512768     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11162-010-9189-9     Document Type: Article

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