DocumentCode
2101684
Title
Training engineers: The school- and home-based predictors of undergraduate engineering achievement in Brazil
Author
DeBoer, Jennifer
Author_Institution
Leadership & Policy Studies, Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, TN, USA
fYear
2012
fDate
17-20 April 2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
5
Abstract
This study compares the predictive power of university and home background factors in engineering student achievement.
Keywords
educational institutions; engineering education; further education; Brazil; home background factors; home-based predictors; school-based predictors; training engineers; undergraduate engineering achievement; Cultural differences; Educational institutions; Engineering students; Knowledge engineering; Presses; Training; engineering achievement; home and school inputs;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location
Marrakech
ISSN
2165-9559
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-1457-2
Electronic_ISBN
2165-9559
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/EDUCON.2012.6201025
Filename
6201025
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