STEM and technology education: international state-of-the-art

International Journal of Technology and Design Education

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 429-451

  Ritz, John M ^a   Fan, Szu Chun ^b  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

State of the art; STEM education; Technology education

Indexed keywords

TEACHING;

EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS; INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; SCIENCE , TECHNOLOGY , ENGINEERING , AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATIONS; STATE-OF-THE-ART; STEM EDUCATION; TEACHING PRACTICES; TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 84944160420     PISSN: 09577572     EISSN: 15731804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10798-014-9290-z     Document Type: Article

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