Philosophy and engineering education. A review of certain developments in the field

Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Heywood, John ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING COMMUNITIES; INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS; NETHERLANDS; PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGIES;

CURRICULA; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; ONTOLOGY; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; TEACHING;

ENGINEERING;

EID: 78650759179     PISSN: 15394565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/FIE.2008.4720559     Document Type: Conference Paper

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