Work in progress: A student perspective - Why women choose service-learning

Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 7-8

  Matusovich, Holly ^a   Follman, Deborah ^a   Oakes, William ^b,c  

^a Purdue University

^b Department of Engineering Education ^*

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Qualitative research; Retention of women in engineering; Service learning

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; STUDENTS;

FEMALE ENGINEERING STUDENTS; PURDUE UNIVERSITY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEWS; SERVICE LEARNING; STUDENT PERSPECTIVES; THEORY APPLICATIONS; WOMEN IN ENGINEERING;

STEM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS);

EID: 48749130062     PISSN: 15394565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/FIE.2006.322624     Document Type: Conference Paper

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