Science PhD career preferences: Levels, changes, and advisor encouragement

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Sauermann, Henry ^a   Roach, Michael ^b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ADVISEMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BIOMEDICINE; CAREER PLANNING; CHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURSE CONTENT; DOCTORAL EDUCATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HUMAN; PHD STUDENT; PHYSICS; SCIENTIST; STUDENT ATTITUDE; UNITED STATES; ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; DECISION MAKING; MANPOWER; RESEARCH; SCIENCE; STATISTICS;

CAREER CHOICE; EDUCATION, GRADUATE; HUMANS; RESEARCH; SCIENCE;

EID: 84860475665     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0036307     Document Type: Article

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