Influences on engineering enrolments. A synthesis of the findings of recent reports

European Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 183-203

  Prieto, Elena ^a   Holbrook, Allyson ^a   Bourke, Sid ^a   O'Connor, John ^a   Page, Adrian ^a   Husher, Kira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Engineering education reports; Engineering enrolments; Skill shortage

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650602963     PISSN: 03043797     EISSN: 14695898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03043790902835940     Document Type: Article

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