A new approach to increasing diversity in engineering at the example of women in engineering

European Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 661-671

  Schäfer, Andrea I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Culture; Diversity lecture; Gender balance; Positive change; Women in engineering

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; STUDENTS;

DIVERSITY ISSUES; DIVERSITY LECTURE; ENGINEERING CURRICULUM; ENGINEERING PROFESSION; NEW APPROACHES; POSITIVE CHANGES; WOMEN IN ENGINEERING; WORK ENVIRONMENTS;

PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

EID: 41149167958     PISSN: 03043797     EISSN: 14695898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03043790600911738     Document Type: Article

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