Quality and characteristics of recent research in technology education

Journal of Technology Education

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 16-31

  Johnson, Scott D ^a   Daugherty, Jenny ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 63849281482     PISSN: 10451064     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21061/jte.v20i1.a.2     Document Type: Article

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