Reimagining Engineering Education
Health. Justice. Sustainability.
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Beschreibung
This book considers a radical change to engineering education. It argues for a reexamination of the traditional way in which engineering students are educated in disciplinary silos and how, instead, we might re-imagine their professional education to more appropriately prepare students to design innovative solutions to increasingly complex global challenges. It poses the question: “How can engineers think outside the engineers’ box?". A box that has over generations rendered engineers to be unquestioning servants of the socio-political systems in which they function.
The book introduces a unique framework and language for engineering education which considers both the problems of the past and present, and the potential solutions offered for the future. By reaching out beyond the bounds of traditional knowledge and thought collectives, this book will also offer a pathway for other professional education programs to explore.
This book considers a radical change to engineering education. It argues for a reexamination of the traditional way in which engineering students are educated in disciplinary silos and how, instead, we might re-imagine their professional education to more appropriately prepare students to design innovative solutions to increasingly complex global challenges. It poses the question: “How can engineers think outside the engineers’ box?". A box that has over generations rendered engineers to be unquestioning servants of the socio-political systems in which they function.
The book introduces a unique framework and language for engineering education which considers both the problems of the past and present, and the potential solutions offered for the future. By reaching out beyond the bounds of traditional knowledge and thought collectives, this book will also offer a pathway for other professional education programs to explore.
Considers how engineering education can be transformed to facilitate engineering for a healthier, more just world Shares the knowledge building process that is viable for developing curriculum development and student learning Serves as an exemplar for professional educators intent on addressing global interlinked challenges
Autor*in
Caroline Baillie
Themen in »Reimagining Engineering Education«
Engineering education for health, sustainability and justice Planetary health and engineering education Engineering education for social and environmental justice Developing capabilities for an unknown future Transdisciplinary education for the future Sustainable education/Sustainability Studies Engineering education for public health Critical thinking as professional preparation Facilitating students through transdisciplinary thresholds Education for complex adaptive problem solving Educating for a new imaginary