A Randomized Trial of a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Mentoring Program

Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 196-204

  Sowers, Jo Ann ^a   Powers, Laurie ^a   Schmidt, Jessica ^a   Keller, Thomas E ^a   Turner, Alison ^a   Salazar, Amy ^a,b   Swank, Paul R ^c  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

disability; high school; mentoring; STEM

Indexed keywords

EID: 85006720155     PISSN: 21651434     EISSN: 21651442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2165143416633426     Document Type: Article

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