Qualitative investigation of the influence of stem mentors on youth with disabilities

Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 25-38

  Powers, Laurie E ^a   Schmidt, Jessica ^a   Sowers, Jo Ann ^a   McCracken, Kasey ^b  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b External Evaluation Consultant   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability; Mentoring; STEM

Indexed keywords

EID: 84971472760     PISSN: 21651434     EISSN: 21651442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2165143413518234     Document Type: Article

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