Academic pathways study: Processes and realities

ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Clark, Mia ^a   Sheppard, Sheri ^a   Atman, Cynthia ^b   Fleming, Lorraine ^c   Miller, Ronald ^d   Stevens, Reed ^b   Streveler, Ruth ^e   Smith, Karl ^f  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

^e PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; TEACHING;

ACADEMIC PATHWAYS STUDY; EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS; ENGINEERING UNDERGRADUATES; NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATIONS; QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE RESEARCHES; SCIENCE , TECHNOLOGY , ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS; TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE; TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGES;

STUDENTS;

EID: 85029022214     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21535965     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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