Role of community colleges in stem education: Tho ughts on implications for policy, practice, and future research

Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 85-96

  Hoffman, Elizabeth ^a   Starobin, Soko S ^a   Laanan, Frankie Santos ^a   Rivera, Marisa ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community college; Minorities; Policy issues; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958499667     PISSN: 10728325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/JWomenMinorScienEng.v16.i1.60     Document Type: Article

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