Engaging inner city students in learning through designing remote operated vehicles

Journal of Science Education and Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 87-100

  Barnett, Michael ^a,b  

^a Teach Educ Spec Educ Lynch S ^*  (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Engagement; Engineering education; Learning by designing; Urban education

Indexed keywords

EID: 17744388166     PISSN: 10590145     EISSN: 15731839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10956-005-2736-z     Document Type: Article

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