Attracting tomorrow’s engineers: An evaluation of a scheme to enhance recruitment into engineering

European Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 233-243

  Smith, Nicholas ^a   Monk, Martin ^a  

^a Gatsby Technical Education Projects   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Career options; Engineering recruitment; Motivation

Indexed keywords

MOTIVATION; STUDENTS;

CAREER OPTIONS; ENGINEERING UNDERGRADUATES; PROJECT ACTIVITIES; UNDERGRADUATE COURSES;

PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

EID: 84991994706     PISSN: 03043797     EISSN: 14695898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603120500115314     Document Type: Article

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