The role of 'doggedness' in the completion of an undergraduate degree in engineering

ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  McCain, Janice ^a   Fleming, Lorraine ^a,b,c   Williams, Dawn ^a,d,e   Engerman, Kimarie ^d,f  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b School of Engineering   (United States)

^c NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION   (United States)

^d Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education

^e NSF ^*

^f UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS   (United States)

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EID: 85029055450     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21535965     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
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