Accelerating STEM capacity: A complex adaptive system perspective

Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 417-423

  Stephens, Rick ^a   Richey, Michael ^a  

^a BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; EDUCATION; STEM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS);

ADOPTION AND DIFFUSION; COMPLEX ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; ENGINEERING ASSESSMENTS; INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH; LEARNING LABORATORY; NON-ENGINEERING COURSE; SCIENCE , TECHNOLOGY , ENGINEERING , AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATIONS;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 80051513053     PISSN: 10694730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2168-9830.2011.tb00020.x     Document Type: Article

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