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ERIC Number: EJ1255772
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Apr
Pages: 27
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1069-4730
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Changing Engineering Education: Views of U.S. Faculty, Chairs, and Deans
Besterfield-Sacre, Mary; Cox, Monica F.; Borrego, Maura; Beddoes, Kacey; Zhu, Jiabin
Journal of Engineering Education, v103 n2 p193-219 Apr 2014
Background: Many reports present a vision of "what" engineering education should look like, but few describe "how" this should happen. An American Society for Engineering Education initiative in 2006 attempted to bridge this gap by engaging faculty, chairs, and deans in discussion of change in engineering education; results were reported in a Phase I report (2009). In a second phase, survey data were integrated into a Phase II report (2012). Purpose: This article uses the ASEE survey results to identify promising pathways for transforming engineering undergraduate education. Design/Method: The survey asked faculty, chairs, and deans at engineering departments at 156 U.S. institutions to reflect on the recommendations of the Phase I report. Quantitative and qualitative responses were separately analyzed and then mixed by mapping findings to the Four Categories of Change Strategies model developed by Henderson et al. (2011), which frames the results and illustrates gaps and opportunities. Results: Responses mapped to three of the four categories of the model that were most commonly used in other STEM education efforts: developing and disseminating new instructional approaches, supporting faculty members in their own scholarly teaching, and implementing policies that enable and reward teaching innovation. No responses mapped to developing a shared vision through activities such as strategic planning. Conclusions: The greatest promise for transformative change in engineering education lies in developing a shared vision for educational innovation. The findings of this article provide a foundation for ongoing discussion and evaluating progress.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: 0743223