Strategies for improving the classroom environment

Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 491-497

  Finelli, Cynthia J ^a   Klinger, Allen ^b,d   Budny, Dan D ^c  

^a KETTERING UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; PLANNING; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STUDENTS;

CLASSROOMS; EDUCATIONAL SOURCES; INSTRUCTORS; TECHNICAL SESSIONS;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 19644381335     PISSN: 10694730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2168-9830.2001.tb00630.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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