The Role of Student-Advisor Interactions in Apprenticing Undergraduate Researchers into a Scientific Community of Practice

Journal of Science Education and Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 771-784

  Thiry, Heather ^a   Laursen, Sandra L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Identity; Mentoring; Undergraduate research; Undergraduate science education

Indexed keywords

EID: 81255142901     PISSN: 10590145     EISSN: 15731839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10956-010-9271-2     Document Type: Article

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