What Is STEM? A Discussion About Conceptions of STEM in Education and Partnerships

School Science and Mathematics

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-11

  Breiner, Jonathan M ^a   Harkness, Shelly Sheats ^a   Johnson, Carla C ^a   Koehler, Catherine M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 85150388220     PISSN: 00366803     EISSN: 19498594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1949-8594.2011.00109.x     Document Type: Article

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