Broadening the appeal of engineering - Addressing factors contributing to low appeal and high attrition

International Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 405-418

  Jain, Ravi ^a   Shanahan, Betty ^b   Roe, Crystal ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC   (United States)

^b Society of Women Engineers   (United States)

^c MWH AMERICAS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Engineering appeal; Student recruitment; Student retention

Indexed keywords

EID: 68249096546     PISSN: 0949149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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