SHIFTING THE EMPHASIS IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION

The author expresses concern about the relation of engineering education to the institutional and cultural barriers that prohibit consideration by engineers of nonfacility solutions to public problems. It is suggested that engineering educations must help students relate their technical knowledge to large political and social realities.

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  • Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. Presented at a conference conducted by the Transportation Research Board Sept. 7-8, 1973, at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, and cosponsored by the Transportation Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania, in cooperation with the 1907 Foundation.
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• Authors:
  • Colony, D C
• Conference:
  • Conference on Multidisciplinary Education in Transportation
  • Location: Philadelphia Pennsylvania, United States
  • Date: 1973-9-7 to 1973-9-8
• Publication Date: 1974

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: p. 52
• Monograph Title: MULTIDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION IN TRANSPORTATION
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Board Special Report
  • Issue Number: 150
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0360-859X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Consultants; Curricula; Education; Engineering; Multidisciplinary teams; Schools; Transportation careers; Universities and colleges
• Old TRIS Terms: Engineering schools
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Education and Training; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00083158
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Apr 8 1975 12:00AM