DocumentCode
2409455
Title
Economic and technical rationalism in engineering education
Author
Spencer, Robert M.
Author_Institution
Fac. of Eng., Univ. of Technol., Sydney, NSW, Australia
fYear
1997
fDate
27-31 Jul 1997
Firstpage
250
Lastpage
253
Abstract
Economic rationalism may be aligned with developments in a “deep-holistic” approach to learning. Such an approach is perceived as the antithesis of technical rationalism in education. Against such a background, the paper explores the management of trade-offs between “deep” versus “holistic” educational approaches in engineering education for life-long learning
Keywords
economics; engineering education; deep educational approach; economic rationalism; engineering education; holistic educational approach; learning; life-long learning; technical rationalism; trade-offs management; Acoustical engineering; Art; Australia; Decision making; Design engineering; Engineering education; Engineering management; Engineering profession; Engineering students; Europe;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Innovation in Technology Management - The Key to Global Leadership. PICMET '97: Portland International Conference on Management and Technology
Conference_Location
Portland, OR
Print_ISBN
0-7803-3574-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PICMET.1997.653349
Filename
653349
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