The new engineer: Between employability and social responsibility

European Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 151-159

  Conlon, E ^a  

^a DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Agency structure; Employability; New Engineer; Social responsibility; Social sciences

Indexed keywords

EID: 46249102905     PISSN: 03043797     EISSN: 14695898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03043790801996371     Document Type: Article

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