Diffusion of engineering education innovations: A survey of awareness and adoption rates in U.S. engineering departments

Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 185-207

  Borrego, Maura ^a   Froyd, Jeffrey E ^a   Hall, T Simin ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Change; Diffusion of innovations; Faculty development

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; EDUCATION; STATISTICAL TESTS; STUDENTS; SURVEYS; TEACHING;

CHANGE; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATIONS; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATIONS THEORIES; ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT; ENGINEERING EDUCATION INNOVATIONS; ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALS; FACULTY DEVELOPMENT; STUDENT SATISFACTION;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 77954632400     PISSN: 10694730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2168-9830.2010.tb01056.x     Document Type: Article

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