Gender Inclusive Engineering Education
by Ayre, Mary Elizabeth Gill, Judith Mills, Julie
Women continue to comprise a small minority of students in engineering education and subsequent employment, despite the numerous initiatives over the past 25 years to attract and retain more women in engineering. This book demonstrates the ways in which traditional engineering education has not attracted, supported or retained female students and identifies the issues needing to be addressed in changing engineering education to become more gender inclusive. This innovative and much-needed work …
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- Full title :Gender Inclusive Engineering Education
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Women continue to comprise a small minority of students in engineering education and subsequent employment, despite the numerous initiatives over the past 25 years to attract and retain more women in engineering. This book demonstrates the ways in which traditional engineering education has not attracted, supported or retained female students and identifies the issues needing to be addressed in changing engineering education to become more gender inclusive. This innovative and much-needed work also addresses how faculty can incorporate ...
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- Publication Date:2010
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- Publisher(s):Routledge
- Place of Publication:New York, N.Y
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2010
Notes
Foreword by Emeritus Professor Robin King Acknowledgments 1. Introduction: Why We Need Gender Inclusive Engineering Education 2. Women in Engineering: The Current Position 3. Attracting Women to Enter and Succeed in Engineering Study 4. Learning, Curriculum and Gender: Theoretical Contexts 5. Design and Implementation Strategies for Gender Inclusive Engineering Curriculum 6. Gender Inclusive Engineering Courses 7. Implementing and Embedding Gender Inclusive Engineering Education 8. In Conclusion: A Look to the Future Appendix A: Accreditation Criteria and Attributes of Engineering Graduates Appendix B: Glossary of Terms Notes Bibliography Index
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- Description:210 p.
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- ISBN:9780415805889, 0415805880, 9780203851951, 0203851951, 0415847923, 9780415847926
- oclc:ocn861781605
- Dewey Decimal:620.00711
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