Online mentoring to induct junior researchers into scientific literacy practices

Interactive Technology and Smart Education

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 19-29

  Singh, Gurmit ^a  

^a UNAIDS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Education; Induction; Learning methods; Mentoring; Online operations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992957341     PISSN: 17415659     EISSN: 17588510     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17415651011031626     Document Type: Article

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