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Peer reviewedKnepler, Henry – Change, 1977
As engineers become increasingly responsive to social issues, technology is no longer the only determinant of what they do. Ecological, social, cultural, psychological, and political influences are important considerations, and the changes are moving engineering schools to reconsider basic changes in both the mode and social content of their…
Descriptors: Accountability, American Culture, Curriculum Evaluation, Engineering Education
Download full textMassachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge. – 1980
The Program in Science, Technology, and Society at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is described. Two broad aims of the program are to explore the influence of social, political, and cultural forces on science and technology, and to examine the impact of technologies and scientific ideas on people's lives. Although based in the School of…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Science, Course Descriptions, Cultural Influences
Cutcliffe, Stephen H., Ed. – 1979
Newsletter issues pertaining to Lehigh University's Humanities Perspectives on Technology (HPT) Program, which was renamed the Science, Technology and Society Program, are presented. Additionally, a newsletter article excerpt entitled "Elements of Technology in a Liberal Education" is included. Two 1977 issues of "HRP News,"…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Course Descriptions, Cultural Context, Engineering Education
