THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ENGINEERING DEGREE COURSES

Statements from the engineering institutions and educational authorities agree that, in higher education, the acquisition of specific knowledge and technical proficiency must go hand in hand with the stimulation of inquiry and the encouragement of independent judgement and critical appraisal. It is argued that the present structure of engineering degree courses, involving around 25 contact hours per week and an emphasis on assignments which have a clearly defined correct answer, encourages the adoption of a surface approach to learning which militates against the achievement of these aims. It is suggested that the overall workload in engineering courses should be reduced and that more emphasis should be placed on relatively open‐ended assignments. Possible means of achieving this are discussed.     

Persuasion strategies and Naïve Representations

European Journal of Psychology of Education -     

Leadership and the Profession of Counseling: Beliefs and Practices

Thirty‐one individuals who have provided leadership to the counseling profession completed 3 Q‐sorts. These individuals sorted 39 statements about leadership according to 3 phases: when a leadership effort is getting started, when work is progressing, and when a leadership effort is coming to a close. The authors present perspectives on leadership that emerged from the study, during each of the 3 phases, and attempt to present their findings in a way that honors multiple voices about leadership.