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Peer reviewedKynell, Teresa – Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 1995
Evaluates Samuel Chandler Earle's 1911 presentation to the Society for the Promotion of Engineering Education. Demonstrates Earle's role in the shift of technical writing courses that combined both the goals of an engineering curriculum with the real-world needs of the graduated engineer. Finds that Earle's "Tufts Experiment" provided…
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Educational Cooperation, Educational History, Engineering Education
Download full textSwiggett, Glen Levin – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1924
The primary purpose of this conference held in Washington, May 1 and 2, 1922, was to promote through training better coordination of the major operations in industry and commerce. There was an attendance of 215 comprising largely business executives, engineers, and professors of business and engineering. The topics of discussion related to the…
Descriptors: Engineering, Community Development, Job Analysis, Educational History
