'They're not girly girls': an exploration of quantitative and qualitative data on engineering and gender in higher education

European Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 193-204

  Barnard, S ^a   Hassan, T ^a   Bagilhole, B ^a   Dainty, A ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

engineering; qualitative research; quantitative research; women

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING CAREERS; EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; HIGHER EDUCATION; QUALITATIVE DATA; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH; WOMEN; WOMEN IN ENGINEERING;

EDUCATION; ENGINEERING; RESEARCH;

PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

EID: 84862061590     PISSN: 03043797     EISSN: 14695898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03043797.2012.661702     Document Type: Article

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