New pathways into robotics: Strategies for broadening participation

Journal of Science Education and Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 59-69

  Rusk, Natalie ^a,b   Resnick, Mitchel ^a   Berg, Robbie ^c   Pezalla Granlund, Margaret ^d  

^a MIT MEDIA LAB   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

^d ST CROIX WATERSHED RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Art; Creativity; Gender; Learning styles; Robotics; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 38949129041     PISSN: 10590145     EISSN: 15731839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10956-007-9082-2     Document Type: Article

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