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Wiebe E, Unfried A, Faber M. The Relationship of STEM Attitudes and Career Interest. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2018;14(10):em1580. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/92286

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Wiebe, E., Unfried, A., & Faber, M. (2018). The Relationship of STEM Attitudes and Career Interest. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 14(10), em1580. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/92286

AMA

Wiebe E, Unfried A, Faber M. The Relationship of STEM Attitudes and Career Interest. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2018;14(10), em1580. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/92286

Chicago

Wiebe, Eric, Alana Unfried, and Malinda Faber. "The Relationship of STEM Attitudes and Career Interest". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2018 14 no. 10 (2018): em1580. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/92286

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Wiebe, E., Unfried, A., and Faber, M. (2018). The Relationship of STEM Attitudes and Career Interest. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 14(10), em1580. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/92286

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Wiebe, Eric et al. "The Relationship of STEM Attitudes and Career Interest". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 14, no. 10, 2018, em1580. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/92286