Women continue to comprise a small minority of students in engineering education and subsequent employment. This book demonstrates the ways in which traditional engineering education has not attracted, supported or retained female students and identifies the issues needing to be addressed in changing engineering education to become more gender inclusive. ÍNDICE: Foreword by Emeritus Professor Robin King Acknowledgments 1. Introduction: Why We Need Gender Inclusive Engineering Education 2. Women in Engineering: The Current Position 3. Attracting Women to Enter and Succeed in Engineering Study 4. Learning, Curriculum and Gender: Theoretical Contexts 5. Designand Implementation Strategies for Gender Inclusive Engineering Curriculum 6. Gender Inclusive Engineering Courses 7. Implementing and Embedding Gender Inclusive Engineering Education 8. In Conclusion: A Look to the Future Appendix A:Accreditation Criteria and Attributes of Engineering Graduates Appendix B: Glossary of Terms Notes Bibliography Index
- ISBN: 978-0-415-80588-9
- Editorial: Routledge
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 228
- Fecha Publicación: 22/04/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés