'It feels more important than other classes I have done': An 'authentic' undergraduate research experience in sociology

Studies in Higher Education

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 129-142

  Cuthbert, Denise ^a   Arunachalam, Dharma ^a   Licina, Dunja ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

research literacy; student research; student research conference; transition to independent research; undergraduate research experience

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858209496     PISSN: 03075079     EISSN: 1470174X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03075079.2010.538473     Document Type: Article

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