Integrating teaching and research in undergraduate biology laboratory education

PLoS Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2011, Pages

  Kloser, Matthew J ^a   Brownell, Sara E ^b   Chiariello, Nona R ^b   Fukami, Tadashi ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; FACULTY PRACTICE; HUMAN; LABORATORY EDUCATION; MOTIVATION; STUDENT; TEACHING; LABORATORY; METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH; UNIVERSITY;

BIOLOGY; CURRICULUM; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; RESEARCH; TEACHING; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 82455219446     PISSN: 15449173     EISSN: 15457885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001174     Document Type: Article

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