Conference Session

Middle School Students' Engineering Identity, Efficacy, Attitudes, and Perceptions

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glenn W. Ellis, Smith College; Isabel Huff, Springfield Technical Community College; Al Rudnitsky, Smith College; Beth McGinnis-Cavanaugh, Springfield Technical Community College; Sonia K. Ellis, Smith College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

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