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Continuing education of engineers / Panel on Continuing Education, Committee on the Education and Utilization of the Engineer, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Continuing Education.
- Series:
- Engineering education and practice in the United States.
- Engineering education and practice in the United States
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Engineering--Study and teaching (Continuing education)--United States.
- Engineering.
- Engineers--United States.
- Engineers.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (102 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1985.
- Language Note:
- English
- Contents:
- Continuing Education of Engineers
- Copyright
- Preface
- Contents
- Executive Summary
- FINDINGS
- CONCLUSIONS
- RECOMMENDATION
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Participation in Continuing Education-The Engineer's Perspective
- MOTIVATION FOR PARTICIPATION
- BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION
- MOTIVATION AND BARRIERS AMONG OLDER ENGINEERS
- FACTORS THAT DETERMINE PARTICIPATION
- Educational Level
- Engineering Field
- Trends in Annual Participation Rates
- Career Stages
- Size and Location of Employers
- Employer Support
- OUTCOMES OF CONTINUING EDUCATION
- Effectiveness Ratings of Courses
- Job Performance
- Salary
- Obsolescence
- Innovation
- Job/Career Changes
- RECOMMENDATIONS
- 3 The Role of Industry
- INDUSTRIAL CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS
- Types of Programs
- Goals and Assessments
- UNIVERSITY/INDUSTRY INTERFACES
- EFFECTIVENESS OF CONTINUING EDUCATION
- THE PILOT STUDY
- 4 The Role of the University
- TYPES OF PROGRAMS
- GOALS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF PROGRAMS
- INCENTIVES AND DISINCENTIVES
- FUTURE TRENDS
- 5 The Role of Professional Societies
- CURRENT PROGRAMS
- DEVELOPMENT OF STATISTICS
- PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES TODAY
- FINDING
- 6 The Role of Proprietary Schools
- 7 The Role of Government
- MANDATORY REQUALIFICATION
- COMPARATIVE POLICIES
- FEDERAL PROGRAMS IN CONTINUING EDUCATION
- References and Bibliography
- Appendixes
- Appendix A Pilot Study for a Survey of Policymakers' Attitudes Toward Continuing Education
- DOCUMENT 1: INFORMATION FOR INTERVIEWERS-PILOT INTERVIEW PROTOCOL
- A. The General Rationale and Approach
- B. The Interviewers' Role in the Pilot Test
- C. Rationale for the Questions
- DOCUMENT 2: PILOT INTERVIEW PROTOCOL
- A. Background
- B. Long-Range Planning.
- C. Engineers and Their Expertise
- D. The Company and Engineers' Continuing Education
- E. Career Paths
- DOCUMENT 3: DEBRIEFING QUESTIONS FOR INTERVIEWS
- DOCUMENT 4: INFORMATION FOR POLICYMAKERS
- DOCUMENT 5: THE PILOT SURVEY OF CEO VALUES-QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
- Panel Members
- Staff Officer
- Consultant
- Appendix B 1984 Continuing Education Programs of Technical Societies
- Appendix C Professional Society Survey
- GENERAL COMMENTS.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 68-71).
- ISBN:
- 9786610221998
- 9781280221996
- 1280221992
- 9780309581615
- 0309581613
- 9780585085159
- 0585085153
- OCLC:
- 70772847
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