Continuing Education of Engineers

Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 9780309035934
eISBN Pdf: 9780309581615
Place of publication: United States
Year of digital publication: 1985
Month: January
Pages: 103
DDC: 607
Language: English

Continuing Education of Engineers
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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
- FINDINGS
- 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
- FINDINGS
- RECOMMENDATIONS
4 The Role of the University
- TYPES OF PROGRAMS
- GOALS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF PROGRAMS
- INCENTIVES AND DISINCENTIVES
- FUTURE TRENDS
- FINDINGS
- RECOMMENDATIONS
5 The Role of Professional Societies
- CURRENT PROGRAMS
- DEVELOPMENT OF STATISTICS
- PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES TODAY
- FINDING
- RECOMMENDATION
6 The Role of Proprietary Schools
7 The Role of Government
- MANDATORY REQUALIFICATION
- COMPARATIVE POLICIES
- FEDERAL PROGRAMS IN CONTINUING EDUCATION
- FINDINGS
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

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