Engineering Education through Social Innovation : The Contribution of Professional Societies /

This book explores the nexus between professional technical societies and engineering education by examining several societies' efforts to promote and support engineering and engineering education in the areas of pre-university education, university education and informal education through prog...

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Main Authors: Gorham, Douglas (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Nwulu, Nnamdi (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2020
Edition:1st ed. 2020
Series:Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, 108
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Summary:This book explores the nexus between professional technical societies and engineering education by examining several societies' efforts to promote and support engineering and engineering education in the areas of pre-university education, university education and informal education through programs and activities designed to leverage social innovation. Professional societies are in a unique position to support and contribute to engineering education, and have dedicated substantial resources to social responsibility programs and activities that promote engineers and engineering. The book is chiefly intended for engineers, engineering educators, staff members of professional technical societies, and for the broad range of scholars whose work involves technology education and education policy
Physical Description:1 online resource (VIII, 69 p.) online resource
ISBN:9783030390051
9783030390068
9783030390075
9783030390082
ISSN:2367-3370 ;