Sustainability in construction education

Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 21-30

  Wang, Yuhong ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction management; Engineering education; Professional practice; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENTS; CONSTRUCTION EDUCATIONS; CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT; CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS; CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENTS; COURSE PLANNING; ENGINEERING EDUCATORS; FEEDBACKS]; LESSONS LEARNED; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATIONS; SUSTAINABILITY KNOWLEDGES; TEACHING TECHNIQUES;

CIVIL ENGINEERING; EDUCATION; ENGINEERING; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING; PLANNING; PROCESS ENGINEERING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

TEACHING;

EID: 58149216684     PISSN: 10523928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1052-3928(2009)135:1(21)     Document Type: Article

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