Background: As more universities seek to offer international experiences for engineering students, it is important to design such programs to effectively support student learning abroad. Previous research on study abroad has focused on a limited number of outcomes and therefore failed to consider the diversity of experiences students may have in…

Background: Women (along with minority ethnic and low-income communities) remain underrepresented in engineering, despite a 30-year history of research and equality legislation. Compared with the United States and other European Union countries, this underrepresentation is particularly pronounced in the United Kingdom. While existing literature…

A brief summary of engineering education in the Soviet Union. Descriptions of selected institutes are provided. (DF)

Describes a plan developed by Engineers Council for Professional Development (ECPD, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), and National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) for a cooperative nationwide guidance effort intending to cover the entire engineering spectrum. Responsibility for development, implementation, and management…

The establishment and practices of a recruiting committee for minority students entering the College of Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University are discussed. Practical problems and solutions are described. (TS)

Information about the new educational programs at twelve engineering colleges in the United States is listed. A brief description of each programs is presented. (PS)

Investigated as a university project were major problems of society that are technology-related. One student group chose the problem of health care at a local hospital. The project, academic aspects, evaluation, and constraints are discussed. (DF)

The cooperative program, its rationale and development, since 1968, at The University of the Pacific are described. The school is on a 4-1-4 calendar with four courses fall and spring, a one-course January term, and a regular summer term. Cooperative work experience begins in the third year. (TS)

Describes some of the procedures and accomplishments of a writing team organized to design, test and write laboratory and text materials entitled Modern Chemical Technology." These materials are meant to be the chemistry portion of a chemical technology curriculum. (Author/TS)

Engineering courses were taught in South Vietnam by an American instructor. Students read course notes typed in English, held discussions among themselves in Vietnamese, and asked questions through translators. Students were able to learn with a minimum of direct verbal communication if they had a reading knowledge of the instructor's language.…