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From Message to Strategy: A Pathways Approach to Characterize the Hidden Curriculum in Engineering Education Cover

From Message to Strategy: A Pathways Approach to Characterize the Hidden Curriculum in Engineering Education

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|Dec 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21061/see.113 | Journal eISSN: 2690-5450
Language: English
Page range: 176 - 200
Submitted on: Oct 18, 2022
Accepted on: Oct 3, 2023
Published on: Dec 14, 2023
Published by: Virginia Tech Publishing
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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