Engineering education research: Discipline, community, or field?

Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 39-52

  Jesiek, Brent K ^a,d   Newswander, Lynita K ^b,e   Borrego, Maura ^c,f  

^a Purdue University   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c State University   (United States)

^d PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Engineering Education ^*  (United States)

^f Engineering Education 0218   (United States)

Author keywords

Discipline; Engineering education research; Goals; Identity

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE; DEGREE PROGRAM; DISCIPLINE; ENGINEERING EDUCATION RESEARCH; GOALS; IDENTITY; OBSERVATIONAL DATA; RESEARCH AGENDA;

ENGINEERING RESEARCH;

EID: 59849085572     PISSN: 10694730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2168-9830.2009.tb01004.x     Document Type: Article

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