Vereen, S. C., & Vereen, A. D. (2015, June), A Preliminary Evaluation of Elementary School Teachers' Willingness to Gain Certification in Science or Mathematics in an Effort Towards Achieving School-wide STEM Certification (RTP, Strand 3)  Paper presented at 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, Washington. 10.18260/p.23426

\bibitem{asee_peer_23426}
  Vereen, S. C., \& Vereen, A. D. (2015, June), \emph{A Preliminary Evaluation of Elementary School Teachers' Willingness to Gain Certification in Science or Mathematics in an Effort Towards Achieving School-wide STEM Certification (RTP, Strand 3)}
  Paper presented at 2015 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Seattle, Washington.
  10.18260/p.23426

Stephanie C. Vereen and Allison  D.  Vereen.  "A Preliminary Evaluation of Elementary School Teachers' Willingness to Gain Certification in Science or Mathematics in an Effort Towards Achieving School-wide STEM Certification (RTP, Strand 3)".  2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, Washington, 2015, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2015.  https://peer.asee.org/23426 Internet.  15 Dec, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_23426}
  Stephanie C. Vereen and Allison  D.  Vereen.
  "A Preliminary Evaluation of Elementary School Teachers' Willingness to Gain Certification in Science or Mathematics in an Effort Towards Achieving School-wide STEM Certification (RTP, Strand 3)".
  \emph{2015 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Seattle, Washington, 2015, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2015.
  https://peer.asee.org/23426 Internet.  15 Dec, 2024

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