Feminist methodologies and engineering education research

European Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 107-118

  Beddoes, Kacey ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

engineering education research; feminist methodologies; feminist research; gender; methodology

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING EDUCATION RESEARCH; ENGINEERING EDUCATORS; FEMINIST METHODOLOGIES; GENDER; LITERATURE REVIEWS; METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES; RESEARCH TOPICS;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

RESEARCH;

EID: 84874451365     PISSN: 03043797     EISSN: 14695898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03043797.2012.748015     Document Type: Article

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