The honeycomb of engineering framework: Philosophy of engineering guiding precollege engineering education
- Award ID(s):
- 2131097
- Publication Date:
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10356522
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Engineering Education
- Volume:
- 111
- Issue:
- 1
- Page Range or eLocation-ID:
- 19 to 39
- ISSN:
- 1069-4730
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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