Preparing future biology faculty: An advanced professional development program for graduate students

American Biology Teacher

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 17-21

  Lockwood, Stephanie A ^a   Miller, Amanda J ^b   Cromie, Meghan M ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

teaching evaluation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892726555     PISSN: 00027685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/abt.2014.76.1.5     Document Type: Article

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