Are we missing opportunities to encourage interest in stem fields?

Journal of Technology Education

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 33-46

  Hall, Cathy ^a   Dickerson, Jeremy ^b   Batts, David ^a   Kauffmann, Paul ^a   Bosse, Michael ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Public Health   (United States)

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EID: 83455172237     PISSN: 10451064     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21061/jte.v23i1.a.4     Document Type: Article

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