Engineering in K-12 education: Understanding the status and improving the prospects

Engineering in K-12 Education: Understanding the Status and Improving the Prospects

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1-218

  Katehi, Linda ^a   Pearson, Greg ^b   Feder, Michael ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING   (United States)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United States)

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EID: 84988812597     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.17226/12635     Document Type: Book

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