Science that matters: The importance of a cultural connection in underrepresented students’ science pursuit

CBE Life Sciences Education

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2016, Pages

  Jackson, Matthew C ^a   Galvez, Gino ^a   Landa, Isidro ^a   Buonora, Paul ^a   Thoman, Dustin B ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL DIVERSITY; EDUCATION; FAMILY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MINORITY GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCIENCE; STUDENT;

CULTURAL DIVERSITY; FAMILY; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MINORITY GROUPS; SCIENCE; STUDENTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84983371552     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19317913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1187/cbe.16-01-0067     Document Type: Article

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