Attracting More Entrants into Engineering: The UK Perspective

Maillardet, F J; Martlando, F.; Morling, R.C.S.

doi:10.1109/mgdete.2007.4760374

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“…8. there are high participation rates for ethnic minorities but not females 22 ; and 9. engineering take-up tends to be explained by home and cultural background 23 -arising during the life-course rather than via a 'linear' school-dominated progression 24 .…”

Section: Engineering Education and Situations In Hong Kongmentioning

confidence: 99%

Engineering Education Opportunities, Perception, and Career Choice of Secondary School Students in Hong Kong SAR, China

Kutnick

Chan

Lee

2012 ASEE Annual Conference &Amp; Exposition Proceedings

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is Chair Professor of psychology and education, based in the Learning, Development and Diversity Division of the faculty of education at the University of Hong Kong. His research interests include children's social and interpersonal development within schools, attainment within classrooms (especially via effective group work), inclusion within early education, and school-based engineering education. More specific research interests include the use of within-class groups for learning and social inclusion, large-and small-scale studies of factors affecting academic achievement in the U.K. and in the Caribbean, the development of social pedagogic theory and practical alternatives to traditional pedagogies, and evaluations of education interventions, especially with regard to the promotion of engineering within secondary schools.

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Section: Engineering Education and Situations In Hong Kongmentioning

confidence: 99%