Exploring STEM Career Options through Collaborative High School Seminars

Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 295-303

  Pamela, Cantrell ^a   Jacque, Ewing Taylor ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

High school outreach; Seminars; Stem careers

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; STUDENTS; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS;

COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS; HIGH SCHOOL; K-12 ENGINEERING EDUCATION; RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS; SCIENCE , TECHNOLOGY , ENGINEERING , AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATIONS; SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS; STEM CAREERS; UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA;

STEM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS);

EID: 68949213738     PISSN: 10694730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2168-9830.2009.tb01026.x     Document Type: Article

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