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Kelley, Todd; Brenner, Daniel C.; Pieper, Jon T. – National Center for Engineering and Technology Education, 2010
A comparative study was conducted to compare two approaches to engineering design curriculum between different schools (inter-school) and between two curricular approaches, "Project Lead the Way" (PLTW) and "Engineering Projects in Community Service" (EPIC High) (inter-curricular). The researchers collected curriculum…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Protocol Analysis, Surveys, Engineering
Smith, Phillip Cameron, Jr. – National Center for Engineering and Technology Education, 2006
Technology education is a field of study which seeks to promote technological literacy for all students. Some recent research in the field has focused on integrating content and methodology from engineering design into technology education classes, particularly at the secondary level. This study contributes to the research base in technology…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Online Surveys, Data Analysis, Web Sites
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Div. of Science Resources Studies. – 1985
Presented are statistical data from the Annual Survey of Scientific and Engineering Expenditures at Universities and Colleges, FY 1983. These data represent science and engineering (SE) expenditures for separately budgeted research and development (R&D). The phrase "separately budgeted R&D expenditures" refers to current fund…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Colleges, Engineering, Expenditures
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Gomberg, Irene L.; Atelsek, Frank J. – 1980
At the request of the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Higher Education Panel (a stratified sample of 760 colleges and universities) collected information on the level of institutional expenditures for research equipment, the federal contribution to those expenditures, and the share of funds expended for high-cost items. The data were…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Computer Science, Doctoral Programs, Engineering Education
Engineering Education, 1988
Reports on a study into engineering education programs, focusing on graduate programs and research. Provides data reported by the 225 Engineering and Technical College Affilliate Members of the American Society for Engineering Education, and includes information on faculty, enrollment, degrees granted, and research budgets. (TW)
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Science, Degrees (Academic), Educational Finance
Burgdorf, Kenneth; Celebuski, Carin A. – 1990
The College Science Instrumentation Program (CSIP) was developed to provide seed money matching funds for the acquisition of laboratory instrumentation in order to improve the quality of undergraduate science/engineering education. This report describes the impact of the program and the program characteristics during the years 1985-87. An…
Descriptors: College Science, Educational Finance, Educational Improvement, Engineering Education
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Div. of Science Resources Studies. – 1982
Statistical data on research and development (R&D) expenditures from the 1980 Survey of Scientific and Engineering Expenditures at Universities and Colleges are presented. Information was obtained from 514 schools and 19 federally funded R&D centers. In order to provide national totals for academic R&D expenditures, estimates were made…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Comparative Analysis, Engineering, Environmental Research
Lacy, Larry W.; And Others – 1981
National estimates of activities of science and engineering faculty in universities and four-year colleges for 1978-1979 are examined, based on a National Science Foundation survey of faculty members in 20 science and engineering (S/E) fields. Individual respondents provided information for only one 7-day period; however, the survey sample was…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, Comparative Analysis, Consultants