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Innovation and Reflection

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Beth Rieken, Stanford University; Mark Schar, Stanford University; Shauna Shapiro, Santa Clara University; Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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analytical training at the expense of fostering important skills in creativethinking (e.g., questioning, observation, reflection) that are fundamental to developinginnovative solutions to these engineering challenges. To help address this gap, there is anincreasing number of studies exploring the pathways by which engineering students developinterest and skills in innovation (e.g. Yasuhara, Lande, Chen, Sheppard, & Atman, 2012; Davis& Amelink, 2016; Gilmartin et al., 2017). These studies aim to understand where students aregaining innovation interests and skills and are finding that extracurricular activities play anotable role. Within engineering classrooms, there is a push to increase student exposure todesign and to teach creative

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Innovation and Reflection

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott A. Newbolds P.E., Benedictine College; Patrick F. O'Malley, Benedictine College; Meredith Stoops, Benedictine College

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Paper ID #19626Integration of Critical Reflection Methodologies into Engineering Service-Learning ProjectsDr. Scott A. Newbolds P.E., Benedictine College Dr. Newbolds is an assistant professor in the engineering department at Benedictine College, Atchison, Kansas. After graduating from Purdue University in 1995, Dr. Newbolds started his career in construction as a Project Engineer for the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT). He returned to Purdue for graduate school in 1998 and subsequently took a position in the INDOT Research and Development office. While completing his graduate degrees, Dr. Newbolds conducted and

Conference Session

Social Justice, Social Responsibility, and Critical Pedagogies

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ashley R. Taylor, Virginia Tech ; Cynthia Hampton, Virginia Tech; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; Bevlee A. Watford, Virginia Tech; Ben David Lutz, Virginia Tech

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life. The goals of product archaeology provide a strong foundation on which to developa classroom and project in which students can think critically both within and about engineering.MethodsWe used qualitative methods to explore how first year students’ perceptions of engineeringchanged during the course of a summer bridge program. When we desire to intimatelyunderstand a complex issue, such as changes in students’ perceptions of engineering, qualitativeapproaches serve as a particularly useful research strategy (Creswell, 2009). In order to betterunderstand the ways in which critical pedagogies can influence students’ perceptions of what itmeans to be an engineer, participants reflected on what it meant to be an engineer and how

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Social Justice, Social Responsibility, and Critical Pedagogies

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yousef Jalali, Virginia Tech ; Christian Matheis, Virginia Tech

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thinking needs further attention.2The complexity in defining and understanding critical thinking is one of the major challenges forengineering educators and students.25-27 Hicks, Bumbaco, and Douglas argued that exploration ofinterconnection between different philosophical concepts, in particular critical thinking,reflective practice, and adaptive expertise, may help educators to better understand and applyeach concept.28 Yet, some scholars critique the traditional viewpoints on critical thinking. Clarisand Riley identified four major themes that engineers generally have given too little attention, orno attention at all: power/knowledge relationships, transgressive validity, reflection andreflexivity, and praxis and relationality.29In this paper

Conference Session

Professional Development and Lifelong Learning

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicholas Robert Welling, Seattle University; Nathan E. Canney, Seattle University; Yanna Lambrinidou, Virginia Tech

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in order to gain insight into the largerand multi-faceted culture in which these experiences take place5. This approach places value onthe subjectivity of the researcher, acknowledging the inherent bi-directional influences betweenthis individual and the culture they are studying. The autoethnography herein focuses on onestudent’s experiences of identity formation and reflection spurred by his involvement in aresearch project about engineers’ imaginaries of “the public.” These experiences are discussedin three journal entries and analyzed with the lens of identity formation described below.Through this research, the student was able to gain a deeper understanding of experiencesfoundational to his personal and professional identities as well

Conference Session

Diversity and Inclusion

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lorena Colcer, Oregon State University; Christina Smith, Oregon State University; Devlin Montfort, Oregon State University

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the global community, and have become more prominent at this culturalmoment. In an effort to address the topics of social justice, equity, and inclusion manyuniversities and groups of faculty and students have focused on ways to educate STEM studentand faculty populations.There is a complex and continually developing body of literature discussing and reflecting onreform efforts both in engineering education and more broadly. This literature can simplisticallybe classified into three general types: (1) calls for action that explain and provide evidenceconcerning the needs for reforms [1], e.g. , [2]; (2) research describing the reform process e.g. ,[3], [4], and; (3) research examining why most reform efforts fail [5], [6].This third type of

Conference Session

Flexible Engineering Curricula

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Diana A. Chen, University of San Diego; Gordon D. Hoople, University of San Diego

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mechanical,electrical, or industrial engineering degrees. Upon further explanation, the alumni clarified thatwhat they meant by this statement was that they did not use their disciplinary expertise. Theydid, however, emphasize the ways that the abilities they acquired in their engineering education-- namely technical problem solving, critical thinking, communication, and teamwork -- werewhat allowed them to succeed as engineers. To the surprise of our current students, the panelistsall agreed that one of the most useful classes they took was public speaking. Recognizing theneed for a broad curriculum that reflects the diversity of skills engineers require, including thosewithin the liberal arts, we have started a new major in General Engineering. In

Conference Session

Diversity and Inclusion

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mel Chua, Olin College; Tess Edmonds, Olin College

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engineering students. Thesearchitectures are compatible with a wide range of course and informal learning settings. They arefocused on engaging in, observing, and reflecting-in-action on individual and group dynamics,especially in conversations that challenge personal views and comfort zones. After attending toeach architecture in turn, we discuss the collection of architectures as a toolset for facilitating thedevelopment of interpersonal skills in engineering students.IntroductionThe ability to engage with and facilitate conversations on complex topics is a crucial skill forengineering students preparing to thoughtfully encounter a world full of diversity, challengeassumptions, and work across disciplinary and cultural boundaries. This kind of

Conference Session

Integrating Liberal Education and Engineering

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ravi T. Shankar, Florida Atlantic University; Diana Mitsova, Florida Atlantic University; Alka Sapat, Florida Atlantic University; David J. Terrell, Florida Atlantic University

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MSAs and their impact on quality of life metrics, to find multiplealternative hypotheses to pursue, and find ways, both engineering and non-engineering, toimprove such metrics. This should help place engineering solutions in the broader scope ofthings and their impact.We hypothesize that, by providing scaffolding with ’executable’ narrative case studies andinteraction with students in other disciplines, we can help mainstream engineering students tostep out of their comfort zones and reflect on broader societal issues. We also hypothesize thatthis would help non-mainstream engineering students to find a new awareness and strength inbecoming engineers.Our approach is derived from two theoretical models with strong emphasis on studentinvolvement

Conference Session

Design and Making

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Summers, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Renee D. Rogge, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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asupplement to more important learning. The course design outlined below reflects our bestattempts to use the lens of disability students to show STEM and the liberal arts as organic,essential, and generative partners.Course background and overviewAs an academic field, Disability Studies solidified in the 1990s alongside a social model ofdisability that rejected biological definitions of “normal” bodies and medical perspectives thatidentified disabilities as problems to be fixed. As a result, the study of disability fractured, oftenhighlighting conflicts between academic and professional interests4. At its foundation, the goal ofour Introduction to Disability Studies course is to bridge the chasm between theories andresearch in disability studies and

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Professional Development and Lifelong Learning

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexandra Vinson, Northwestern University; Pryce Davis, University of Nottingham; Reed Stevens, Northwestern University

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engineer’s identity(Anderson, Courter, McGlamery, Nathans-Kelly & Nicometo, 2010). Problem solving ability isheavily emphasized in engineering education. However, engineering education has beencriticized for emphasizing problems that may reflect students’ ability to work with formulatedand represented problems, but that do not resemble the types of problems students will encounteras professional engineers.However, despite engineering educators’ efforts to align the school and work contexts, scholarshave noted that there is a scarcity of systematic analyses of engineering work (Trevelyan & Till2007, Stevens, Johri & O’Connor 2013). Moreover, Trevelyan (2010) pointed out thatengineering education operates on a model of engineering as

Conference Session

Flexible Engineering Curricula

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leland Giovannelli, University of Colorado, Boulder; Robyn Sandekian, University of Colorado, Boulder

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. Itrecommended courses based on their relevance to the practice of global engineering, but itoffered no context within which students had to reflect seriously on global engineering itself.Consequently, students did not connect their coursework to global engineering and to theiridentity as engineers.Besides suffering a lack of focus, the GEC suffered a severe identity crisis, in that students,faculty, and staff repeatedly confused it with the IEC. There was no obvious difference betweenthe terms “International” and “Global.” The contrast was further blurred with the opening of anew Global Engineering Residential Academic Program, since it highlighted the importance ofworld language acquisition by engineers, rather than professional skills for

Conference Session

Integrating Liberal Education and Engineering

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David DiBiasio, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Paula Quinn, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kristin Boudreau, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Laura A. Robinson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; John M. Sullivan Jr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; John Bergendahl, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Leslie Dodson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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, statics and stress, filtration and chemical precipitation, and soon). These engineering concepts are not abstracted from social, political, and economicconsiderations. Rather, engineering is imbued with social context. The RPG offers studentsopportunities to reflect on economic, geographical, economic, and philosophical issues whilelearning the technical skills they need to make informed decisions to address the needs of arapidly expanding population.Introduction and Statement of the ProblemIn 1945, when the French mathematician Jacques Hadamard sought to uncover the thoughtprocesses of mathematicians, he approached Albert Einstein, who suggested that “combinatoryplay seems to be the essential feature in productive thought.”1 For many years

Conference Session

Assessment and Liberal Education

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jenn Stroud Rossmann, Lafayette College; Mary Roth, Lafayette College

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Bloom’s Taxonomy Krupczak Proposed Remembering Survey Familiarity (knowing Understanding Focus content and context, understanding methods used) Applying Create/Apply Facility (applying, becoming comfortable) Analyzing Critique/Assess Fluency (critiquing, Evaluating Reflect appreciating

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Thinking Globally, Acting Locally: The Role of Engineering Education towards Attaining UN Sustainable Development Goals

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven J. Burian, University of Utah; Mercedes Ward, University of Utah; Tariq Banuri, University of Utah; Sajjad Ahmad, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Rasool Bux Mahar P.E., Mehran University, Pakistan; David Lawrence Stevenson, University of Utah; James A. VanDerslice, University of Utah; Kamran Ansari; Abdul Latif Qureshi

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,  implement  integrated  water  resources  management  at  all  levels, including through transboundary cooperation as appropriate  6.6  By  2020,  protect  and  restore  water‐related  ecosystems,  including  mountains, forests, wetlands, rivers, aquifers and lakes  The next section begins by explaining the theory of change underlying the USPCSAW project and guiding its activities. It then introduces the project components and describes their alignment with  the  Water  SDG  targets.  The  subsequent  section  presents  the  multi‐level  assessment approach and results. The final section discusses the challenges and successes of the USPCASW project  with  particular  reflection  on  the  benefits  of  having  a

Conference Session

Diversity and Inclusion

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erin A. Cech, University of Michigan; Tom J. Waidzunas, Temple University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University

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estimates of college-educated Americans who identify as LGBTQ (2.8%, [15]), but reflects trends where a largerproportion of young adults identifies as LGBTQ than in previous generations. 35% of thesample identifies as women, 64% as men, and around 1% as gender non-binary. We includegender non-binary respondents in the LGBTQ indicator but because of concerns aboutidentifiability of this small proportion, we do not include gender non-binary as a dichotomousindicator in the models nor provide the precise percent of the gender non-binary population inTable 1. As such, the category “woman” (which includes those who identify as cis-gender andtransgender women) is compared to both the categories of men (which includes cis-gender andtransgender men) and

Conference Session

The Big Picture in Engineering Education

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Quiles-Ramos, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Donna M. Riley, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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opportunities for both revelation and reflection. Here we consider therole of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) within ABET, both in thepresent and historically, and examine how we came to inhabit our particular governancepractices within our present organizational structure. Governance refers to the decision-makingprocesses and procedures of an organization, formal and informal, official and unofficial. We areinterested in how power is mediated among stakeholders in these processes, who is given voice,and what is revealed about the values and self-understanding of the profession throughout.We employ organizational theory and historical analysis to trace the changes in governancestructures in ABET and in the wider engineering

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The Big Picture in Engineering Education

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dina Verdín, Purdue University

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is … about how their students are now looking at engineering and science… some of it is reflection …This method of evaluation can serve as a sort of post-test of how the teacher’s research experienceimpacted his/her teaching and the students’ engagement in the material. This is not to say REUsand RETs are models for how Broader Impacts could be measured as they also come with flaws.That is, Principal Investigators need multiple forms of evidence to suggest that REUs lead tostudents enrolling in graduate studies. Additionally, assessing the impact an RET and/or REU hadon its participants would require the Principal Investigator to embed this as a research question inthe overall project scope.Panel of Reviewers’ Knowledge of Broader

Conference Session

Professional Development and Lifelong Learning

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Greg Rulifson P.E., Colorado School of Mines; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Mechanical 5.12 Trevor M MPU Civil 5.52 Tucker M LPU Civil 5.48 Wynne F LPU Architectural 5.88In these semi-structured interview, students were asked questions about their college courses,significant events, thoughts on social responsibility, and how these are related to their views oftheir future profession as engineers. These questions had the general goal of eliciting thestudents’ reflections on their time in college overall and their intentions for a future in theengineering profession. One question in particular, Question 4, that was located somewhat

Conference Session

Flexible Engineering Curricula

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marissa H. Forbes, University of Colorado, Boulder; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder; Dua Chaker, University of Colorado, Boulder

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sciences (2) majors that were started before the 2000-2001 academic year (Table 1).The environmental design degree was housed in the College of Architecture and Planning. Eightof the programs were accredited by ABET’s EAC; one was Computing Association Commission(CAC)-accredited; 12 were non-accredited.The admissions criteria for majors in the CEAS differed from those in the College of Arts andSciences. These differences were reflected in the average high school GPA of the first-year students who matriculated into various majors, which ranged from a high of 3.90 in Aerospace Engineering to a low of 3.28 in Geography (based on the fall 2008 class). Table 1. The 21 studied undergraduate degree programs

Conference Session

Design and Making

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jewell Amanda Brey, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Danianne Mizzy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Richard Goldberg, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

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finished their projects (see figures 2a and 2b). Participants were asked to reflect back tobefore the project began to rate their confidence on skills on a Likert scale, and then considertheir confidence at the conclusion of the project. In the future, a survey will be given to studentsat the first build session, and the same survey upon completion to measure competencies.A statistical analysis of the survey results was performed. For each category considered, the datawas first tested for normality. For normally distributed data sets, a paired t-test was used. For thedata that was not normal, the Wilcoxon R-S test was used to test for significance. A p-value lessthan 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Figure 2a: First part of survey

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Improving Presentation Skills Through Summer Research and Ambassador Programs

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joanna K. Garner, Old Dominion University; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Christine Haas, Engineering Ambassadors Network; Suzanne Sontgerath, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Avi Kaplan, Temple University

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. For many, the ambassador rolebegins during a large, multi-institution workshop. Post-event surveys reveal high levels ofability, confidence, and preparedness to create and deliver outreach presentations. Post-workshopinterviews reveal that the training offers a platform for role identity development. Theambassador role aligns career-related motivations, resonance with messages contained in theNational Academy of Engineering’s Changing the Conversation report, beliefs about the missionof the EAN, and plans for fulfilling the Network’s mission. After the initial training, students’role identities reflect an integration of their undergraduate engineering student role with the newrole of ambassador, with the intermediary role of an effective

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The Big Picture in Engineering Education

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Secules, University of Maryland, College Park

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-12 educationresearch, neither McDermott nor Kohn have been cited in the Journal of Engineering Education.So engineering education seemingly missed the conversation and the opportunity to reflect onthe value of competition in its pedagogy and culture. Thus exploring the element of engineeringculture as competitive is more challenging to do in a historical review. Competition is somethingmany in engineering education would acknowledge, in many meanings of the word, yet fewwould feel the need to question, problematize, or even document it. Indeed, it seems few have: Ihave not found incisive historical ethnographic accounts of the development of competition orcompetitiveness in educational or professional settings to the same extent as other