ERIC Number: ED299114
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1987-Mar
Pages: 362
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Engineering Education Answers the Challenge of the Future. Proceedings of the National Congress on Engineering Education (November 20-22, 1986, Washington, D.C.).
Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc., New York, NY.
Reported are the discussions and votes on issues related to engineering education. Sections included are an introduction to the National Congress on Engineering Education and an overview of the meeting including 79 resolutions related to the four areas of broad-academic issues, faculty issues, curriculum issues, and issues on laboratories, computers, and educational technology; several major directions; and implementation. Appendices include presentations on: (1) "Engineering Education Answers the Challenge of the Future" (Nam P. Suh); (2) "Educating Engineers for the 21st Century" (Louis L. Guy); (3) "The Creative Mind and the Competitive Challenge" (Roland W. Schmitt); (4) "Curriculum Issues: A Summary and Overview" (Gene M. Nordby) (5) "Summary: National Congress on Engineering Education" (Leighton E. Sissom); (6) voting and resolutions; (7) voting statistics; (8) participant profiles; (9) resolution statistics; (10) references (76 items); (11) a list of participants; and (12) pre-congress packet of 70 pages. (YP)
Descriptors: College Science, Engineering Education, Engineers, Faculty, Faculty Development, Higher Education, Laboratories, Science Curriculum, Science Education, Science Equipment, Science Facilities, Statistical Surveys
Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc., 345 East 47th Street, New York, NY 10017 ($30.00).
Publication Type: Collected Works - Proceedings; Opinion Papers
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Policymakers; Administrators; Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc., New York, NY.
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