Making a Difference in Science Education: The Impact of Undergraduate Research Programs

American Educational Research Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 683-713

  Eagan, M Kevin ^a   Hurtado, Sylvia ^a   Chang, Mitchell J ^a   Garcia, Gina A ^a   Herrera, Felisha A ^b   Garibay, Juan C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

graduate school; propensity score matching; STEM; undergraduate research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880612284     PISSN: 00028312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0002831213482038     Document Type: Article

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