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Thomasian, John – NGA Center for Best Practices, 2011
STEM--science, technology, engineering, and mathematics--is critical to and supportive of many education reforms being undertaken today, from adoption of common internationally benchmarked standards to better teacher preparation to enhanced coordination across the entire K-20 education system. In fact, STEM is not a separate reform movement at…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Engineering Education, STEM Education, Mathematics Education
Dickman, Anneliese; Schwabe, Amy; Schmidt, Jeff; Henken, Rob – Public Policy Forum, 2009
Last December, the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education Coalition--a national organization of more than 600 groups representing knowledge workers, educators, scientists, engineers, and technicians--wrote to President-elect Obama urging him to "not lose sight of the critical role that STEM education plays in…
Descriptors: Demand Occupations, Elementary Secondary Education, National Organizations, Thinking Skills
National Society of Professional Engineers, Washington, DC. – 1983
A review of the state requirements for engineering education reveals that the laws vary a great deal from state to state. Many laws contain special peculiarities that reflect various opinions about what constitutes the appropriate credentials for registration and reflect differing views concerning the methods as well as the importance of…
Descriptors: Certification, Engineering, Engineering Education, Engineers
Business-Higher Education Forum, Washington, DC. – 1985
The development of a technology policy for the future was discussed at the winter 1985 meeting of the Business-Higher Education Forum, which met with congressional groups such as the Northeast-Midwest Congressional Coalition and the Congressional Clearinghouse on the Future. These proceedings include summaries of roundtable discussions on the…
Descriptors: Competition, Economic Climate, Engineering Education, Futures (of Society)
King, Candace; Collarini, Cheryl – 1988
The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is a nationally based, non-profit organization dedicated to encouraging women to pursue careers in the field of engineering. The specific objectives include informing young women of the achievements, qualifications and opportunities open to them; assisting women engineers in returning to active employment after…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Education, Career Exploration, Career Guidance
Levy, J. C. – Engineering Education, 1987
Examines government and industry funding of engineering schools in Great Britain, and some collaborative research efforts between both sectors. Discusses the direct industry support of academic research and summarizes the factors that contribute to the importance to industry of research funding in engineering schools. (TW)
Descriptors: College Science, Educational Finance, Engineering Education, Foreign Countries
Hesburgh, Theodore M., Ed. – 1994
This book offers 30 papers on the continuing discussion of the nature of a Catholic university. The papers are: "Introduction: The Challenge and Promise of a Catholic University" (Theodore M. Hesburgh); "Reflections on the Mission of a Catholic University" (Harold W. Attridge); "The Difference of a Catholic…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Catholic Schools, Church Related Colleges, Church Role