Engineering justice : transforming engineering education and practice / Jon A. Leydens, Juan C. Lucena.
Material type: TextSeries: IEEE PCS professional engineering communication seriesPublisher: Hoboken : Wiley-IEEE Press, 2017Description: 288 pagesContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781118757307 (hbk.) :Subject(s): Engineering -- Social aspects | Technology | TechnologyDDC classification: 620 Summary: Shows how the engineering curriculum can be a site for rendering social justice visible in engineering, for exploring complex socio-technical interplays inherent in engineering practice, and for enhancing teaching and learning. Using social justice as a catalyst for curricular transformation, 'Engineering Justice' presents an examination of how politics, culture, and other social issues are inherent in the practice of engineering. It aims to align engineering curricula with socially just outcomes, increase enrollment among underrepresented groups, and lessen lingering gender, class, and ethnicity gaps by showing how the power of engineering knowledge can be explicitly harnessed to serve the underserved and address social inequalities.Item type | Current library | Home library | Shelving location | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations | |
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Shows how the engineering curriculum can be a site for rendering social justice visible in engineering, for exploring complex socio-technical interplays inherent in engineering practice, and for enhancing teaching and learning. Using social justice as a catalyst for curricular transformation, 'Engineering Justice' presents an examination of how politics, culture, and other social issues are inherent in the practice of engineering. It aims to align engineering curricula with socially just outcomes, increase enrollment among underrepresented groups, and lessen lingering gender, class, and ethnicity gaps by showing how the power of engineering knowledge can be explicitly harnessed to serve the underserved and address social inequalities.
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