Modeling course-based undergraduate research experiences: An agenda for future research and evaluation

CBE Life Sciences Education

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-13

  Corwin, Lisa A ^a   Graham, Mark J ^b,c   Dolan, Erin L ^a  

^a University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; STUDENT; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNIVERSITY;

BIOLOGY; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CAREER CHOICE; CURRICULUM; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84923196173     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19317913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1187/cbe.14-10-0167     Document Type: Article

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