Professional identity on the Web: Engineering blogs and public engagement

Engineering Studies

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 33-53

  Kedrowicz, April Ann ^a   Sullivan, Katie Rose ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

blogs; deficit model; engineering communication; engineers; identity; public engagement

Indexed keywords

CONTENT ANALYSIS; ENGINEERING COMMUNICATIONS; IDENTITY; PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY; PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT;

BLOGS; COMMUNICATION; DATA MINING; ENGINEERS;

ENGINEERING;

EID: 84862297003     PISSN: 19378629     EISSN: 19408374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19378629.2011.650641     Document Type: Article

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