A comparison of educational factors promoting or discouraging the intent to remain in engineering by gender

European Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 47-62

  Amelink, Catherine T ^a   Meszaros, Peggy S ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Career interests; Gender; Motivators

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951702388     PISSN: 03043797     EISSN: 14695898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03043797.2010.531695     Document Type: Article

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