Thinking and behaving like scientists: Perceptions of undergraduate science interns and their faculty mentors

Instructional Science

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 875-899

  Kardash, CarolAnne M ^a   Edwards, Ordene V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b LAMAR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Higher education; Images of scientists; Professional socialization; Science education; Scientific norms and counter norms; Undergraduate research experiences

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867917489     PISSN: 00204277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11251-011-9195-0     Document Type: Article

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