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The View from the Top: Leaders' Perspectives on a Decade of Change in Engineering Education *
Author(s) -
Bjorklund Stefani A.,
Colbeck Carol L.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of engineering education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.896
H-Index - 108
eISSN - 2168-9830
pISSN - 1069-4730
DOI - 10.1002/j.2168-9830.2001.tb00562.x
Subject(s) - accreditation , engineering education , higher education , political science , state (computer science) , engineering ethics , pedagogy , medical education , public relations , engineering , sociology , management , medicine , engineering management , algorithm , law , computer science , economics
Researchers at The Pennsylvania State University's Center for the Study of Higher Education conducted 27 semi‐structured one‐hour interviews with the deans, chairs, faculty, industry leaders, and association officers who comprise the leadership of national engineering education societies and the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. During the interviews, these leaders described what they believe are the two most significant changes in the in the field of engineering education during the last decade. This article discusses the sources and pervasiveness of each change, how each change has influenced policy or practice in engineering education, and the best ways to encourage faculty involvement in the change.