Reversing the trend of engineering enrollment declines with innovative outreach, recruiting, and retention programs

IEEE Transactions on Education

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 157-163

  Davis, Chad E ^a   Yeary, Mark B ^a   Sluss Jr , James J ^a  

^a University of Oklahoma   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical and computer engineering (ECE); engineering; enrollment; outreach; recruiting; retention

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING; ENROLLMENT; OUTREACH; RECRUITING; RETENTION;

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING; ENGINEERING; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; STUDENTS;

INNOVATION;

EID: 84860702057     PISSN: 00189359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TE.2011.2157921     Document Type: Article

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