Considering context: A study of first-year engineering students

Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 321-334

  Kilgore, Deborah ^a   Atman, Cynthia J ^a   Yasuhara, Ken ^a   Barker, Theresa J ^a   Morozov, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Context; Design; Women

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STUDENTS;

ENGINEERING UNDERGRADUATES; LEGITIMIZING; NATURAL ENVIRONMENT;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 35948963353     PISSN: 10694730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2168-9830.2007.tb00942.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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