The history of specialized STEM schools and the formation and role of the NCSSSMST

Roeper Review

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 17-24

  Thomas, Jerald ^a   Williams, Corinne ^b  

^a AURORA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Bremen High School District 228   (United States)

Author keywords

Engineering; History; Mathematics; NCSSSMST; Science; Specialized schools; STEM; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958080426     PISSN: 02783193     EISSN: 1940865X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02783190903386561     Document Type: Article

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