Perceptions of strengths and deficiencies: Disconnects between graduate students and prospective employers

BioScience

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 133-138

  Sundberg, Marshall D ^a   Deangelis, Patricia ^b   Havens, Kayri ^c   Holsinger, Kent ^e   Kennedy, Kathryn ^f   Kramer, Andrea T ^d   Muir, Rachel ^g   Olwell, Peggy ^h   Schierenbeck, Kristina ⁱ   Stritch, Larry ^j   Zorn Arnold, Barbara ^c  

^a EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Division of Scientific Authority   (United States)

^c Division of Plant Science and Conservation   (United States)

^d CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^f MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

^g U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^h BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT   (United States)

ⁱ CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

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Author keywords

botanical capacity; education; employer expectations; skill sets; student perceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951564428     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/bio.2011.61.2.8     Document Type: Article

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