Academic Mentoring and Dropout Prevention for Students in Math, Science and Technology

Mentoring and Tutoring: Partnership in Learning

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 419-439

  Larose, Simon ^a   Cyrenne, Diane ^a   Garceau, Odette ^b   Harvey, Marylou ^a   Guay, Frédéric ^a   Godin, Fanny ^a   Tarabulsy, George M ^a   Deschênes, Claire ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b Cégep de Sainte Foy   (Canada)

Author keywords

academic mentoring; career decision; college; college adjustment; science students

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859195799     PISSN: 13611267     EISSN: 14699745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13611267.2011.622078     Document Type: Article

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