Conference Session

Historical Perspectives for Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Slaton, Drexel University; Mary Ebeling, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

manufacturing economic base lost to theservices and financial sectors over the past decades. [M]aking ‘things’, and not simply relying on a service and financial products economy, is critical to a nation’s economic resiliency. A country must have the technology infrastructure needed to compete on the world manufacturing scene. ...For the good of a country and its citizens, workers must have the educational background that allows them to move from job to job as sectors wax and wane. These points necessitate a strong workforce—–strong across the board from researchers to manufacturing-floor technicians.12Fonash points to the need to develop a technician class of nanoworker, an area that has been longoverlooked by workforce