Hopcroft, F. J. (2012, June), Observations Regarding the Cultural Diversity of Students in Different Academic Majors   Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas. 10.18260/1-2--21745

\bibitem{asee_peer_21745}
  Hopcroft, F. J. (2012, June), \emph{Observations Regarding the Cultural Diversity of Students in Different Academic Majors }
  Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, San Antonio, Texas.
  10.18260/1-2--21745

Francis J. Hopcroft.  "Observations Regarding the Cultural Diversity of Students in Different Academic Majors ".  2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 2012, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2012.  https://peer.asee.org/21745 Internet.  15 Dec, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_21745}
  Francis J. Hopcroft.
  "Observations Regarding the Cultural Diversity of Students in Different Academic Majors ".
  \emph{2012 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 2012, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2012.
  https://peer.asee.org/21745 Internet.  15 Dec, 2024

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