How well do undergraduate research programs promote engagement and success of students?

CBE Life Sciences Education

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 156-163

  Fechheimer, Marcus ^a   Webber, Karen ^a   Kleiber, Pamela B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESEARCH; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; RESEARCH; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 79959445379     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19317913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1187/cbe.10-10-0130     Document Type: Article

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