Diversifying science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM): An inquiry into successful approaches in chemistry

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1860-1866

  Wilson, Zakiya S ^a   McGuire, Saundra Y ^b   Limbach, Patrick A ^c   Doyle, Michael P ^d   Marzilli, Luigi G ^b   Warner, Isiah M ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA A AND T STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^d University of Maryland   (United States)

Author keywords

Administrative Issues; Collaborative Cooperative Learning; Graduate Education Research; Minorities in Chemistry; Public Understanding Outreach; Women in Chemistry

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922433490     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: 19381328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed400702v     Document Type: Article

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