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Christine M. Cunningham; Gregory J. Kelly; Ashwin Mohan – Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research, 2023
Socially engaged engineering provides for student learning of the design, analysis, and practices of engineering as well as the ways that engineering is situated in sociocultural contexts. This paper provides a conceptual framework regarding socially engaged engineering for K-8 educators, researchers, and curriculum designers. The framework…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Middle School Teachers, Engineering Education, Social Justice
Phillips, Michelle; St. John, Mark – Inverness Research, 2013
In 2009, the National Science Foundation funded the "Dynabook: A Digital Resource and Preservice Model for Developing TPCK" project through its Discovery Research K-12 program. Dynabook project leaders and the National Science Foundation (NSF) recognized that digital textbooks would soon be a primary instructional resource, and seized…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Engineering, Research and Development, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Adelman, Clifford, Ed. – 1989
This report examines possible national indicators for learning outcomes in the individual disciplines of higher education. It consists of versions of five project final reports, each underscoring a distinct approach to developing a model in the context of a specific discipline. Each model applies, however, to several similar disciplines. Stressed…
Descriptors: Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering
Penrod, James I.; Dolence, Michael G. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1991
The concept of reengineering is examined as it applies to colleges and universities, with emphasis upon information technology units. Covered are the purposes, principles, and process of reengineering; organizational change; leadership; reengineering the information technology unit; and critical success factors for reengineering higher education.…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Engineering, Higher Education, Information Technology
Xing, Jun, Ed.; Li, Judith, Ed.; Roper, Larry D., Ed.; Shaw, Susan M., Ed. – Lexington Books, 2006
Over the past three decades, American higher education has witnessed a shift in demographics which has created a more diverse student body. However, many university campuses remain unsupportive or even hostile to minority faculty and students. This anthology introduces to readers the Difference, Power, and Discrimination (DPD) Program, a…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Models, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, Inc., New York, NY. – 1987
Based on the expertise generated by years of work in minority engineering program development, this handbook consolidates the experiences of program directors, industry sponsors, and school system collaborators. Its purpose is to provide quidelines for setting up a comprehensive precollege engineering program. Discussions include: (1) history; (2)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Engineering Education, High Schools, Minority Groups
Miller, Ronald L.; Olds, Barbara M. – 1992
This project was designed to develop a curricular and pedagogical model for teaching multidisciplinary engineering design to senior-level undergraduate students at the Colorado School of Mines. The two-semester course sequence involved students from seven engineering disciplines working in multidisciplinary teams under the direction of…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Education Work Relationship, Engineering Education
Lawton, Marny D.; Bonhomme, Mary S. – 1998
This paper focuses on the Purdue University (Indiana) Continuing Engineering Education (CEE) experience in producing distance education over the past 20 years. Discussion includes the role of several educational theories in the formalization of distributed learning; the importance of effective communication in delivery of distance education;…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Cooperative Planning, Distance Education, Educational Development
Nye, Gloria T. – 1991
The Knowledge Engineering for Young Scholars (KEYS) Program was a National Science Foundation (NSF) program conducted at Louisiana State University during 1989 and 1990. The program's goals were to increase 8th-12th grade students' exposure to science, acquaint them with university research, stimulate interest in science, and build their…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Career Awareness, Computers, Decision Making
Markham, Thom; Lenz, Robert – 2002
This career academy course sequence guide is designed to give teachers a quick overview of the course sequences of well-known career academy and career pathway programs from across the country. The guide presents a variety of sample course sequences for the following academy themes: (1) arts and communication; (2) business and finance; (3)…
Descriptors: Agricultural Occupations, Allied Health Occupations Education, Art Education, Biological Sciences