Continuing Education of Engineers

Continuing Education of Engineers
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 103
Release: 1985-02-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0309035937

This report of the Panel of Continuing Education was prepared as part of the study on engineering education and practice in the United States that was conducted under the guidance of the National Research Council's Committee on the Education and Utilization of the Engineer. The report deals with: (1) "Participation in Continuing Education--The Engineer's Perspective"; (2) "The Role of Industry"; (3) "The Role of the University"; (4) "The Role of Professional Societies"; (5) "The Role of Proprietary Schools"; and (6) "The Role of Government." A reference list and bibliography are included, along with appendices which address a pilot study for a study of policymakers' attitudes toward continuing education, a list of 1984 continuing education programs of technical societies, and a professional society survey. (TW)

Science Education Databook

Science Education Databook
Author: National Science Foundation (U.S.). Directorate for Science Education. Office of Program Integration
Publisher:
Total Pages: 172
Release: 1980
Genre: Degrees, Academic
ISBN:

Second International Conference on Chemical Engineering Education

Second International Conference on Chemical Engineering Education
Author: D.C. Freshwater
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 407
Release: 2013-09-11
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1483149935

Second International Conference on Chemical Engineering Education presents the situation in chemical engineering education in Germany, Hungary, Spain, Japan, and in the United States. This book depicts an awareness of the problems of professional education together with a wide spectrum of opinions on their solution. Organized into 39 chapters, this book begins with an overview of the actual situation of chemical engineering education program in Spain. This text then examines the detailed formalities of chemical engineering in secondary schools. Other chapters consider the change in chemical engineering education in Japan due to the change of chemical industries as well as by a great change of students' attitude. This book discusses as well the curriculum proposal for the education of undergraduate and graduate levels as well as foreign students' education. The final chapter reviews the European situation of chemical engineering education system. This book is a valuable resource for teachers and students of chemical engineering.