Engineering - Education
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Interacting with sexist men triggers social identity threat among female engineers.

30 May 2009 Social identity threat is the notion that one of a person's many social identities may be at risk of being devalued in a particular context (C. M. Steele, S. J. Spencer, & J. Aronson, 2002). The authors suggest that in domains in which women are ... Read more...

Dental anxiety among university students and its correlation with their field of study.

29 Apr 2009 OBJECTIVE: This study was designed to investigate the subjective ratings of dental anxiety levels among university students enrolled at Jordan University of Science and Technology. In addition, the present study aimed to explore the sources of ... Read more...

Approval scheme to ensure high standards.

30 Mar 2009 Louise Corfield, IHEEM business development manager, describes the launch of a new IHEEM approval scheme which should help members faced with a bewildering array of training course choices, in some topic areas, to identify those offering the optimal ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Engineering - Education'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Sustainability in engineering education and research at U.S. universities. 30 Jul 2009
• Ergonomics. 30 Jul 2009
• U.S. STEM education. Report calls for grassroots but comprehensive changes. 17 Jun 2009
• Interacting with sexist men triggers social identity threat among female engineers. 30 May 2009
• Dental anxiety among university students and its correlation with their field of study. 29 Apr 2009
• Approval scheme to ensure high standards. 30 Mar 2009
• Women's underrepresentation in science: sociocultural and biological considerations. 27 Feb 2009
• The next innovation revolution. 25 Feb 2009
• Underrepresentation in the real world. 2 Feb 2009
• NSF rethinks its digital library. 31 Dec 2008
• Video games: a route to large-scale STEM education? 31 Dec 2008
• Effective practices in undergraduate STEM education part 1: examining the evidence. 30 Dec 2008
• Policy. Science policy in Kazakhstan. 3 Dec 2008
• Science policy. Philippines plans research revival. 3 Dec 2008
• Design, development, and evaluation of an interactive simulator for engineering ethics education (SEEE). 24 Nov 2008
• Safety leadership in the teaching laboratories of electrical and electronic engineering departments at Taiwanese Universities. 10 Nov 2008
• Ethics, engineers and drama. 21 Oct 2008
• Examination route to professional credit. 29 Sep 2008
• Scilence. 17 Sep 2008
• Educational ultrasound nondestructive testing laboratory. 30 Aug 2008

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Technical information about 'Engineering'

Definition: The practical application of physical, mechanical, and mathematical principles. (Stedman, 25th ed)

Descriptor UI: D004738

Alternative terms: Engineering; Engineerings;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: J01.293;

Technical Notes: SPEC: SPEC qualif