Understanding engineering work and identity: A cross-case analysis of engineers within six firms

Engineering Studies

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 153-174

  Anderson, Kevin John Boyett ^a   Courter, Sandra Shaw ^b   Mcglamery, Tom ^b   Nathans Kelly, Traci M ^b   Nicometo, Christine G ^b  

^a Wisconsin Electric Machines and Power Electronics Consortium   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Case study; Constraints; Education and work place implications; Engineering practice; Epistemic frame; Identity; Skills; Values

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

CONSTRAINTS; ENGINEERING PRACTICES; EPISTEMIC FRAME; IDENTITY; SKILLS; VALUES; WORK PLACE;

ENGINEERS;

EID: 79960966657     PISSN: 19378629     EISSN: 19408374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19378629.2010.519772     Document Type: Article

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