Who's persisting in engineering? A comparative analysis of female and male Asian, black, Hispanic, Native American, and white students

Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 167-190

  Lord, Susan M ^a   Camacho, Michelle Madsen ^a   Layton, Richard A ^b   Long, Russell A ^c   Ohland, Matthew W ^c   Wasburn, Mara H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b ROSE HULMAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 70450218743     PISSN: 10728325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/JWomenMinorScienEng.v15.i2.40     Document Type: Article

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