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Peer reviewedCarr, Ben W., Jr. – Journal of Studies in Technical Careers, 1983
Illustrates how engineering technology has changed to meet society's needs for skilled technicians. Depicts undergraduate and graduate preparation for the field and the resulting confusion between engineering and engineering technology. (SK)
Descriptors: Educational History, Engineering Education, Engineering Technicians, Engineering Technology
Long, Richard L., Jr. – 1986
The approach taken to chemical engineering education at New Mexico State University is described in this report. The curriculum model for its undergraduate and graduate program emphasizes both content and skill development. Involvement in tasks related to ongoing research projects is stressed and serves as the basis for course assignments at the…
Descriptors: Chemical Engineering, College Science, Engineering Education, Graduate Study
Wolf, Lawrence J. – Engineering Education, 1987
Addresses several concerns regarding the identity of the field of engineering technology. Discusses engineering technology from the standpoint of its designation as a discipline, its body of knowledge, its professional status, its academic faculty, and the structure and policies that will allow it the most options for the future. (TW)
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, College Science, Degrees (Academic), Engineering Education
Download full textBarnhill, Robert E.; Stanzione, Dan – National Science Foundation, 2004
On June 17-18th, 2004, the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) sponsored a workshop at the Washington, D.C. headquarters of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) to discuss emerging issues, research, and current practices related to financial…
Descriptors: Researchers, Financial Support, Sciences, Engineering
AWIS Magazine, 1996
Summarizes a report from the joint committee of the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine that recommends a new model of Ph.D. education based on changes in science, engineering, the economy, and society in general. Changes include more versatility, better career information and guidance, less…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Educational Change, Engineering Education, Engineers
Fields, Cheryl M. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1987
The National Technological University, a consortium of engineering schools, offers programs based on satellite transmissions of live and videotaped graduate courses to industrial sites around the country. (MSE)
Descriptors: Consortia, Educational Innovation, Engineering Education, Graduate Study
Science Resources Studies Highlights, 1983
Presented are highlights from the Survey of Earned Doctorates, focusing on: trends in doctorate production by field, sex, and citizenship; employment of science and engineering (S/E) doctorates; and science and mathematics education doctorates. Approximately 95 percent of the 1982 recipients of the Ph.D. and similar doctorates responded to a…
Descriptors: Citizenship, College Mathematics, College Science, Doctoral Degrees
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. – 1983
Over the past decade the relationship between the federal government and universities with regard to federally funded scientific research has become increasingly strained. Mounting concern over the deterioration of this relationship and its impact on research led to the formation of the Ad Hoc Committee on Government-University Relationships in…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Science, Educational Trends, Engineering Education
White, Patricia E. – 1992
Effective policy formulation depends on an assessment of the current situation and of recent trends in science and engineering participation rates of all segments of U.S. society. This volume, the sixth in a series, is designed to provide such an assessment. It has been prepared for the Congress, the administration, and others who influence the…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Black Students, College Science
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1991
A compilation of 22 federal laws that pertain to higher education is presented. Sections cover general higher education programs; Native American higher education; the National Science Foundation; mathematics, science, and engineering; and assistance to specified institutions. The text of the Higher Education Act of 1965 makes up the bulk of the…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Black Colleges, College Libraries, Continuing Education
