Constructivism: The learning theory that supports competency development of engineers for engineering practice and technology leadership through graduate education

ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 2263-2268

  McHenry, A L ^a   Depew, D R ^b   Dyrenfurth, M J ^b   Dunlap, D D ^c   Keating, D A ^d   Stanford, T G ^d   Lee, P ^e   Deloatch, G ^f  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; ENGINEERS; MAINTENANCE; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; STUDENTS; TELECOMMUNICATION;

ENGINEERING COURSES; GRADUATE EDUCATION; LEARNING THEORY; TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 22544453904     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21535965     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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