Who leaves and who stays? Retention and attrition in engineering education

Engineering Education 2010: Inspiring the Next Generation of Engineers, EE 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Godfrey, Elizabeth ^a   Aubrey, Tim ^a   King, Robin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; DIVERSE RANGE; ENGINEERING DEGREES; ENGINEERING GRADUATES; ENGINEERING PROGRAM; ENGINEERING UNDERGRADUATES; FINAL DECISION; HIGH DEMAND; LEVEL OF DETAIL; PILOT STUDIES; RESEARCH DESIGNS;

CURRICULA; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; ENGINEERS; STUDENTS;

ENGINEERING;

EID: 84857679817     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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