Conference Session

Imagining and Reimagining Engineering Education as a Dynamic System

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Y. Tsai, University of Colorado, Boulder; Kevin O'Connor, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beth A. Myers, University of Colorado Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder; Derek T. Reamon, University of Colorado, Boulder; Kenneth M. Anderson, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

co-directs Project EPIC, an NSF-funded project since 2009 that investigates how members of the public make use of social media during times of mass emergency. Professor Anderson leads the design and implementation of a large-scale data collection and analysis system for that project. Prof. Anderson was a participant in the first cohort of the NCWIT Pacesetters program, a program de- signed to recruit more women to the field of computer science and encourage them to pursue their careers in technology. As part of his Pacesetters efforts, Prof. Anderson led the charge to create a new BA in CS degree at CU that allows students in Arts and Sciences to earn a degree in computer science. This new degree program

Conference Session

Technical Session 13: Digital Learning

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hieu-Trung Le, George Mason University; Aditya Johri, George Mason University; Aqdas Malik, George Mason University

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Computers in Education

media data and tools to help improve learning for students and professionals in the cybersecurity field.Dr. Aditya Johri, George Mason University Aditya Johri is Associate Professor in the department of Information Sciences & Technology. Dr. Johri studies the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) for learning and knowledge shar- ing, with a focus on cognition in informal environments. He also examine the role of ICT in supporting distributed work among globally dispersed workers and in furthering social development in emerging economies. He received the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Early Career Award in 2009. He is co-editor of the Cambridge Handbook of Engineering Education Research

Conference Session

Notable Topics in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Civil Engineering

Conference Session

Ethical Reasoning and Responsibility

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lorraine G. Kisselburgh, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Justin L. Hess, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jonathan Beever, University of Central Florida; Andrew O. Brightman, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

of empathy within design, innovation and sustainability; synthesizing the influence of societal and individual worldviews on decision-making; assessing STEM students’ learning in the spaces of design, ethics, and sustainability; and exploring the impact of pre-engineering curriculum on students’ abilities and career trajectories.Dr. Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette Carla B. Zoltowski, Ph.D., is Co-Director of the EPICS Program at Purdue University. She received her B.S. and M.S. in electrical engineering and Ph.D. in engineering education, all from Purdue University. She has served as a lecturer in Purdue’s School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Dr. Zoltowski’s academic and research

Conference Session

First Year Programs Division Poster Session: The Best Place to Really Talk about First-Year Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary E. Goodwin, University of South Florida; John Pharo Morgan III, University of South Florida; Yan Wang, University of South Florida; Michelle King, University of South Florida College of Engineering; Blake A Burton, University of South Florida

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

earning1.” (p.34)Learning communities help students make the sometime difficult transition from high school tocollege. By the 1990’s, universities across the country were experimenting with various types oflearning communities. The learning communities including residential communities can all varywidely in structure and involvement with faculty and staff. Alexander Astin5 defined learningcommunities as: Such communities can be organized along curricular lines, common career interests, avocational interests, residential living areas, and so on. These can be used to build a sense of group identity, cohesiveness, and uniqueness; to encourage continuity and the integration of diverse curricular and co-curricular

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-college Engineering: Research on Teachers' Perceptions, Attitudes and Impacts of Teacher PD

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis S. Nadelson PhD, Boise State University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

of engineering content in the elementary curriculum moves beyond assuring aninformed citizenry; it is also crucial for meeting the tremendous demand for STEM professionals 7, 15.Exposing young learners to the work of engineering professionals and the related occupations isessential for increasing interest and knowledge of STEM careers 10, 13, a process that relies onelementary school teachers 13. We contend that to increase elementary student awareness andunderstanding of engineering careers requires teachers to be well acquainted with engineering content,pedagogy, and workforce needs and developments. The increases in inservice teachers’ engineeringcontent, pedagogy, and workforce needs are likely to be directly influenced by school

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane L. Lehr, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Dianne J DeTurris, California Polytechnic State University; Alana Christine Snelling; Nhu Y Tran; Lia Marie Applegarth

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International

emerged, what hasit meant to be an engineer, and what sorts of knowledge have engineers valued?; (3) What countsas a typical career trajectory, including education and worklife?; (4) What trends are emerging inresponse to the new emphasis on industrial competitiveness?14As may be clear from the above, the growing attention to the importance of global competencyfor engineers has not resulted in agreement regarding definitions, assessment criteria, and/orproposed mechanisms for achieving global competency (including what level of minimal globalcompetence is necessary prior to embarking on an international experience and the most cost-and time-effective mechanism to produce this level of global competency). At universities, thescaling of programs

Conference Session

Reflective & Critical Pedagogies

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

importance when a facultymember teaches some classes that are not squarely within their narrow research program. On theteaching side, there are rewards too. Simply dusting off notes and assigning the same (or verysimilar) projects from year to year is not a sustainable model for a career. Faculty will discovernew pedagogical tools because they will actively search out other instructors and tools that willaid them. In this regard they will become more capable of guiding future students, both in theclassroom and the research lab.The Ulysses Contract also can have a more profound impact on the mindset of the faculty member.All of our training is based on the idea that content comes first, and it is through content mindsetswill emerge. This is the basis

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 4: The Best of the All: FPD Best Papers

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; David Reeping, Ohio Northern University

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First-Year Programs

impressionable: by paying attention only to the learningobjective and not considering students’ interest in relevancy, assignments such as a pie-throwingsimulation game or finding a set of prime numbers might have the negative side effect ofencouraging students to look elsewhere for a nobler career. However, the use of games as acontextual framework should not be necessarily dismissed out of hand. Games have been used toengage the beginning student who is learning how to program, as games often provide a knownframe of reference and can provide meaningful feedback just through its play.24 It is the authors’contention that such game-based assignments can be made more meaningful by having studentsdevelop such applications as an experiential learning

Conference Session

Works in Progress: Assessment and Research Tools

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tamara Ball, University of California - Santa Cruz; Linnea Kristina Beckett, University of California - Santa Cruz; Michael S. Isaacson, University of California - Santa Cruz

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

continuing effort to assess the degree to which a particulareducational intervention (see description of the ASCEND program below) can be successful inenabling participants to practice and demonstrate STEM-linked abilities applicable to careers insustainable design and development for the emerging green-tech economy. An initial review ofdata collected during a two-year pilot quickly led to the realization that attempts to evaluate theeffectiveness of the intervention and assess learning outcomes would be limited by the kinds ofinstruments readily available. Instruments including exit-interviews and surveys that rely onretrospective participant “self-report” data can be helpful for evaluating changes in participants’assumptions, attitudes

Conference Session

Research Methods I: Developing Research Tools and Methods

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Freddy Solis, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Alexandra Coso Strong, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Robin Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington; David P. Crismond, City College of New York

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

education (especially in regards to the design of complex systems), student preparation for post-graduation careers, and innovations in research-to-practice.Dr. Robin Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette Robin S. Adams is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University and holds a PhD in Education, an MS in Materials Science and Engineering, and a BS in Mechanical Engineering. She researches cross-disciplinarity ways of thinking, acting and being; design learning; and engineering education transformation.Dr. Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington Jennifer Turns is a Professor in the Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering at the Univer- sity of Washington. She is

Conference Session

They need more than technical skills!

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Prewitt Penno P.E., University of Dayton; Roger J. Crum, University of Dayton; Eddy M. Rojas, University of Dayton

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Diversity

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International

(B.S.) in civil engineering from the University of Costa Rica. Dr. Rojas is also a Professional Engineer registered in the State of Michigan. Throughout his academic career, Dr. Rojas has led numerous research studies in modeling, simulation, and visualization of construction engineering and management processes; engineering education; and construction economics. He has served as prin- cipal investigator or co-principal investigator in more than 20 different projects. These studies have been sponsored by government agencies and private sector organizations such as the National Science Founda- tion, the U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Army, the KERN Foundation, the Construction Industry Institute, the New

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sidaard Gunasekaran, University of Dayton

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Aerospace

Conference Session

Communication in Pre-College Engineering Education

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine M. Cunningham, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Gregory John Kelly, Pennsylvania State University ; Natacha Meyer

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

, elementary, and middle school curriculum and teacher professional development. Her recent book, Engineering in Elementary STEM Education, describes what she has learned. Cunningham has previously served as director of en- gineering education research at the Tufts University Center for Engineering Educational Outreach, where her work focused on integrating engineering with science, technology, and math in professional devel- opment for K-12 teachers. She also directed the Women’s Experiences in College Engineering (WECE) project, the first national, longitudinal, large-scale study of the factors that support young women pursu- ing engineering degrees. At Cornell University, where she began her career, she created

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division: Design Methodology

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn W. Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University; Aditya Vora, Pennsylvania State University; Daniel Allen Henderson, Pennsylvania State University; Jennifer Bracken, Pennsylvania State University; Neeraj Sonalkar, Stanford University; Stephen Harris, Community College of the Air Force

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Design in Engineering Education

, Community College of the Air Force Stephen Harris is an adjunct faculty member at the Pennsylvania State University’s Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies. He served in the USAF as an Electronic Warfare Officer and completed both a military and a civil service career with a total of 42 years of Federal service. In his final civil service position he served as the Dean of the Community college of the Air Force. His research and teaching interests include problem solving science and leadership with a focus on the impact of cognitive style based upon Adaption Innovation theory. Dr. Harris received his Ed.D. in Career Technology from Auburn University. c American Society for

Conference Session

Track: Collegiate - Technical Session 13

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Beth A. Myers, University of Colorado, Boulder; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado Boulder

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Collegiate, Diversity

Conference Session

PSW Section Meeting Papers - Disregard start and end time - for online paper access only

Collection

2019 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Farbod Khoshnoud; Dario Robinson; Bruno Marco Quadrelli; Clarence W De Silva

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Pacific Southwest Section Meeting Paper Submissions

initial work for thestudents. The research component of this project is to overcome the flight time limitation of currentelectric multirotor technology by designing a novel solar powered UAV (similar to the BrunelUAVs introduced in the research-informed section). This is an ongoing project and the studentsare currently demonstrating the capabilities of a commercial drone, with an onboard camera, formonitoring applications (Figure 14). Due to the applied real-world and cutting edge researchaspects, as well as the opportunity to provide service to the community, the students are veryengaged in the project, which will count very positively towards their graduations, and preparethem for their future careers in mechatronics engineering.Figure 14. The

Conference Session

Approaches to Learning Outcomes Assessment in Liberal Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kyle Oliver, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Traci Nathans-Kelly; Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Laura Grossenbacher, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Liberal Education

protection and resource sustainability. This decisionreflects, in part, our acknowledgement that a more formal course needed to more explicitly relateto ABET outcomes and to the concerns of our department’s industrial advisory board (seebelow).Moreover, it reflects our desire to stimulate engineering students’ critical thinking about thedirection engineering is heading and especially about some of the controversial emergingtechnologies they are likely to encounter and perhaps even work on during their careers. Thisdesire is consistent with Lewis Duncan’s admonition about the need for engineering students todevelop the social, political, economic, and ethical expertise necessary for effective leadership ina twenty-first century engineering landscape

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions to ME Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashland Brown, University of the Pacific; Joseph Rencis; Daniel Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Chuan-Chiang Chen, Tuskegee University; Essam Ibrahim, Tuskegee University; Vladimir Labay, Gonzaga University; Paul Schimpf, Eastern Washington University

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Mechanical Engineering

University, Pullman, WA. His research interests include modeling of and the development of computer-aided design software for RF/microwave integrated circuit devices used in wireless and satellite communications.Paul Schimpf, Eastern Washington University Paul H. Schimpf received the B.S. E.E. (summa cum laude), M.S.E.E., and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Washington, Seattle in 1982, 1987, and 1995, respectively. Dr. Schimpf began his academic career in 1998, and is currently Chair of the Department of Computer Science at Eastern Washington University in Cheney, WA. His research interests include numerical methods for forward and inverse solutions to partial differential equations, with

Conference Session

Research in Minority Issues

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Turns, University of Washington; Angela Linse, Temple University; Tammy VanDeGrift, University of Portland; Matt Eliot, University of Washington; Jana Jones, Microsoft Corp.; Steve Lappenbusch, University of Washington

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Minorities in Engineering

2006-1629: USING DIVERSITY STATEMENTS TO PROMOTE ENGAGEMENTWITH DIVERSITY AND TEACHINGJennifer Turns, University of Washington Jennifer Turns is an assistant professor in the Department of Technical Communication at the University of Washington. She holds a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Her interests include engineering education, learner-centered design, user-centered design, and audience analysis. Dr. Turns is currently working on multiple NSF grants dealing with engineering education including an NSF Career award exploring the impact of portfolio construction on engineering students’ professional identity. Email: jturns

Conference Session

...by Design

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Wilson-Lopez, Utah State University - Teacher Education and Leadership; Emma R. Smith, Utah State University; Daniel L Householder, Utah State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

ofengineering might be less likely to use design processes or ‘engineering approaches’ to solveproblems, and we wanted to study how students with (at least some) background in engineeringenacted the design process in an ill-structured problem space.In order to find the seven research participants, we contacted all students who had attendedEngineering State and who lived within 60 miles of the university. Eleven of approximately 30students responded to our invitation to participate in the study. We conducted individualinterviews with each of the 11 students, asking them about their interests, their anticipated lifeand career trajectories, and the kinds of activities they liked to do with their families and friends.Questions about these and other topics

Conference Session

Preparing for Practice

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel M. Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; James Edwin Cawthorne Jr., Purdue University, West Lafayette; Corey T Schimpf, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

Conference Session

Classes in Entrepreneurship

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel M. Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; James Edwin Cawthorne Jr., Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ruth Streveler, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Conference Session

Design Cognition III

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David R. Wright, North Carolina State University

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Design in Engineering Education

graduate skills highlight a number of deficiencies in the preparation ofstudents for professional careers. Among the most commonly noted gaps between expectations andactual skills are • the ability to understand software systems as different than single-user programs; 6,51 • the ability to visualize different perspectives or views on a software system; 10,11 • the ability to think critically and reflectively; 31,38 • systems analysis and design skills; 6,31,51 and • problem-solving and investigative skills. 6,10,11,31 As more and more of our world becomes dependent upon computer-based systems, futuresoftware developers and designers must develop effective decision-making skills and strategies inaddition to the technical knowledge they

Conference Session

Engineering as a Professional Calling

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph M LeDoux, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jacquelyn E. Borinski, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kimberly Danielle Haight, Georgia Institute of Technology ; Elaine Catherine McCormick, Georgia Institute of Technology; Alisha A.W. Waller, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Conference Session

The Philosophy of Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Cheville, Bucknell University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

sales, and thosewho has some qualifications but are not currently active. The definition was purposefullydesigned to be essential rather than prescriptive due to the committee’s charge to betterunderstand the engineering system. The panel also created essential definitions of members ofthe engineering community that were drawn loosely from the ECPD document but were moreinclusive. The ECPD definitions are shown below in figure 2 under the heading “Preparation”with the additions to the definitions made by the committee added in italics. The text above thearrow and listing of career goals comes from the ECPD report.The report also suggests a wide spectrum of pragmatic definitions for engineers and engineeringdue to the changing role of the

Conference Session

New Ideas in Energy Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Skvarenina

understand the ethical responsibilities of a career inengineering technology,” yielded an average score of 4.06, indicating the students did believe the classdiscussion was useful.Global PerspectivesThe global perspectives discussion was done during the 10th week of the semester, after many of themajor course topics had been covered. Figure 1 shows a picture of a well-known car. I used this tostart the discussion of global perspectives. I asked the students several questions. Everyone could tellme that the car is a PT Cruiser. Many could tell me it was a Chrysler when I asked the company thatbuilds the car, but less than half the class could tell me the company was Daimler-Chrysler and that thecompany is headquartered in Germany. Finally, most

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard L Canale; Ellen J Duwart; Cheryl Cates

criterion area, ABET requires that engineering programs demonstrate that theirgraduates have acquired eleven attributes of an engineer. Each program must have an Page 5.145.2assessment process with documented results. Evidence that ABET suggests may be used todocument results include student portfolios, design projects, alumni surveys that documentprofessional accomplishments and career development activities, employer surveys, andplacement data of graduates.Cooperative education is a viable educational strategy that enhances the learning of engineeringundergraduate students. However, additional research in this area is needed to document

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

William de Kryger

creative travel considerations can be very effective in keeping costs low. C. Time Many of our technical students participate in career related summer employment or internships. An exchange trip should not intrude excessively into this time. Central Michigan University (CMU) has many different types of international experiences available to the students. They range from yearlong residence programs to one-week visits. The CMU Industrial and Engineering Technology (IET) department has found that their students are most favorably inclined to a three-week experience, maximum. This gives them a solid feel for the culture they are visiting, the visit peaks before getting boring, and it does not consume too much of their summer employment

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sergio Celis, University of Michigan

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Mechanical Engineering

Timoshenko’s arrival tothe U.S., engineering education was not a priority of the higher education discussion.In many ways Timoshenko noticed the lack of concern within American colleges anduniversities toward applied sciences. For instance, one of his constant critiques was the nature of Page 22.1255.8the work and career of faculty. According to Timoshenko, the chairs in an engineeringdepartment must be filled by people who have demonstrated scientific achievement, but inAmerica he found other criteria. Professors were promoted based on the years of service andteaching experiences, a “worse method.” In the U.S., they were distancing young