Educational Research and Reviews

  • Abbreviation: Educ. Res. Rev.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1990-3839
  • DOI: 10.5897/ERR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2008

Full Length Research Paper

Professional identity development in bioscience education: A systematic review of the literature

Sunita Ananda Raste
  • Sunita Ananda Raste
  • Educational Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai 400076. India.
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Sahana Murthy
  • Sahana Murthy
  • Educational Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai 400076. India.
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  •  Received: 06 December 2023
  •  Accepted: 10 January 2024
  •  Published: 31 January 2024

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