Using sustainability education to enable the increase of diversity in science, engineering and technology-related disciplines

International Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 242-253

  Zimmerman, Julie Beth ^a   Vanegas, Jorge ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diversity; Environment; Green engineering; Recruitment; Retention; Sustainability; Underrepresented groups; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249278455     PISSN: 0949149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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