What Do They Expect? A Comparison of Student Expectations and Outcomes of Undergraduate Research Experiences

by: Lara Brongo Pacifici and Norman Thomson

This article examines the outcomes of undergraduate research in relation to the individual expectations of students participating in this research.

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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 9/1/2011Stock # jcst11_041_01_54Volume 041Issue 01

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