Connecting to the Professor: Impact of the Student–Faculty Relationship in a Highly Challenging Course

College Teaching

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 41-47

  Micari, Marina ^a   Pazos, Pilar ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

organic chemistry education; STEM; student faculty interaction; undergraduate education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905179980     PISSN: 87567555     EISSN: 19308299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/87567555.2011.627576     Document Type: Article

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