Creating a knowledge-based economy in the United Arab Emirates: Realising the unfulfilled potential of women in the science, technology and engineering fields

European Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 559-570

  Aswad, Noor Ghazal ^a   Vidican, Georgeta ^a   Samulewicz, Diana ^a  

^a KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

innovation; knowledge based economy; STE; UAE

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL BELIEFS; ENGINEERING FIELDS; HIGHER EDUCATION; KNOWLEDGE BASED ECONOMY; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEWS; STE; SURVEY METHODS; TRANSFORMATION PROCESS; UAE; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

EID: 84860863058     PISSN: 03043797     EISSN: 14695898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03043797.2011.624174     Document Type: Article

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