Researcher development: The impact of undergraduate research opportunity programmes on students in the UK

Studies in Higher Education

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 781-797

  John, Joanna ^a   Creighton, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

research careers; research experience; research based learning; research teaching nexus; undergraduate research opportunity programme (UROP)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857082875     PISSN: 03075079     EISSN: 1470174X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03075071003777708     Document Type: Article

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