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Collaborative (in)decision: A Preliminary Investigation of the Differences in Undergraduate Engineering Capstone Students’ Collaborative Behaviors
- Award ID(s):
- 2217523
- PAR ID:
- 10638880
- Publisher / Repository:
- International Journal of Engineering Education
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- IJEE International Journal of Engineering Education
- Volume:
- 41
- Issue:
- 4
- ISSN:
- 2540-9808
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 872-888
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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