Conference Session

Impacts of Public Policy on Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Richey, The Boeing Company; Paul Newton, The Boeing Company; Rick Stephens, The Boeing Company; George Backus, Sandia National Labs; Barry McPherson, Boeing - Learning, Training & Development

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Engineering and Public Policy

AC 2008-1063: THE S&T ECO-SYSTEM: PRESSURES FROM KINDERGARTENTO GLOBALIZATIONMichael Richey, The Boeing Company Michael Richey is a Boeing Associate Technical Fellow supporting the Learning Training and Development group. Michael has 30 years experience in tool design and metrology, analyzing commercial aircraft and has developed many advanced CAD/CAM and Product Lifecycle management standards and engineering educational programs. Michael is the industry representative for the FAA AMTAS Center of Excellent at the University of Washington and is the Chair of their A&A Department's Aircraft Structures Composite and Manufacturing Certificate Programs. Michael received his B.S. in

Conference Session

Impacts of Public Policy on Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Cady, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering

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Engineering and Public Policy

]. However, NSF has had only limited success in reaching deeply within all elements of theUS population and across the diversity of institutions of higher education.Although the overall percentage of STEM workers compared to the general employed populationincreased from 4.4% in 1983 to a high of 5.6% in 2001 [4] and the STEM labor force grew fasterthan the general workforce in the second half of the 20th century [5], approximately one quarterof Science and Engineering (S & E) degree recipients and 40% of those with Ph.D. degrees in S& E fields are approaching retirement age [5]. As the overall number of STEM jobs is expectedto increase over the next five years [5], it is imperative to recruit and retain enough students inthe STEM fields to

Conference Session

Impacts of Public Policy on Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zarjon Baha, Purdue University; Bahawodin Baha, University of Brighton

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Engineering and Public Policy

been recognised that the establishment of Engineering and TVEinstitutions is vital for the reconstruction and future development in the country. Therefore,recommendations are made as to how TVE and Engineering education in Afghanistan maybe re-established to meet international standards and to address local needs.1. IntroductionAfghanistan was a stable country during the period of the early 1930’s to the late 1970’sand had a relatively established educational system in the country. Although education wascompulsory in the country at the primary level where such facilities were available, theliteracy rate was still very low. The country was progressing well towards democracy andthe people in general were realizing the importance of education

Conference Session

Impacts of Public Policy on Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering; Kamyar Haghighi, Purdue University

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Engineering and Public Policy

engineering education research is provided by the EngineeringEducation Program. However, that source is limited to approximately $9 million which is alsoshared with the CAREER awards funded by NSF ‘s engineering directorate. A search of theNSF awards database (searching on program element 1340) shows fewer than 50 awards housedin the engineering directorate and devoted to engineering education research (80 other awardsare housed in other divisions and were co-funded). As the number of engineering educationresearchers grows, the strain on this limited supply of funds will become increasingly significant.The other major concern is how well the engineering education research community is able tonegotiate both establishing itself as a free-standing

Conference Session

Teaching Engineering and Public Policy

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cindy Orndoff, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Engineering and Public Policy