Carrico, C., & Boynton, M. A., & Matusovich, H. M., & Paretti, M. C. (2015, June), Supporting Students’ Plans for STEM Careers: How Prepared are High School Educators in Appalachia to Help?   Paper presented at 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, Washington. 10.18260/p.24780

\bibitem{asee_peer_24780}
  Carrico, C., \& Boynton, M. A., \& Matusovich, H. M., \& Paretti, M. C. (2015, June), \emph{Supporting Students’ Plans for STEM Careers: How Prepared are High School Educators in Appalachia to Help? }
  Paper presented at 2015 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Seattle, Washington.
  10.18260/p.24780

Cheryl Carrico, Matthew Arnold Boynton PE P.E., Holly M Matusovich, and Marie C Paretti.  "Supporting Students’ Plans for STEM Careers: How Prepared are High School Educators in Appalachia to Help? ".  2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, Washington, 2015, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2015.  https://peer.asee.org/24780 Internet.  12 Dec, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_24780}
  Cheryl Carrico, Matthew Arnold Boynton PE P.E., Holly M Matusovich, and Marie C Paretti.
  "Supporting Students’ Plans for STEM Careers: How Prepared are High School Educators in Appalachia to Help? ".
  \emph{2015 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Seattle, Washington, 2015, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2015.
  https://peer.asee.org/24780 Internet.  12 Dec, 2024

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