The Influence of Science Summer Camp on African-American High School Students' Career Choices

School Science and Mathematics

Volumn 111, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 345-353

  Bhattacharyya, Sumita ^a   Mead, Timothy P ^b   Nathaniel, Rajkumar ^a  

^a NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

Author keywords

African American students; camp programs; career choice; peer influence; science process skills; scientific research; secondary school science; Student attitudes toward science; summer programs; teacher attitudes; teacher student relationship

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872976919     PISSN: 00366803     EISSN: 19498594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1949-8594.2011.00097.x     Document Type: Article

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