GIEE 2011: Gender and Interdisciplinary Education for Engineers : Formation Interdisciplinaire Des Ingénieurs Et Problème Du Genre

Attracting more young people, particularly women, in Engineering and Technology (ET) is a major concern in Europe today. Their participation in engineering occupations appears to be a key-issue for European economic and technical development, as well as a central achievement towards gender equality and social justice. Increasing young people’s interest in the sciences and mathematics and underlining the importance of Engineering and Technology developments in shaping our collective future is an ongoing project in the education sector. This book presents various analyses and ideas for possible solutions. Aujourd’hui, attirer plus de jeunes et en particulier des jeunes femmes dans les formations d’ingénieurs est un souci majeur en Europe. C’est une clé pour aller vers l’égalité des sexes et favoriser le développement économique, scientifi que et technologique de l’Europe. Accroitre l’intérêt des jeunes pour les sciences et la technologie est essentiel pour notre futur collectif et constitue un défi majeur pour l’éducation. Ce livre présente des analyses et des idées pour de possibles solutions. Front Matter....Pages i-xii An Ethical and Sociological view on Women Engineers and on the Role Interdisciplinary Courses can Play in Attracting Young People, and Women, to Engineering Education....Pages 1-10 The Bologna Process and Transparency in European Engineering Education....Pages 11-19 Women in Technology in the U.S.....Pages 21-34 A Vision for the Future of European Engineering....Pages 35-44 Front Matter....Pages 45-45 Interdisciplinary Teaching and Learning for Diverse and Sustainable Engineering Education....Pages 47-63 Women in Engineering in the UK....Pages 65-78 Influence of the Perception of Science on Engineering & Technologies Study Choices in Lithuania....Pages 79-99 Gender and Science Studies Competence for Students in Engineering, Natural Sciences, and Science Education. The Project “Degendering Science” at the University of Hamburg, Germany....Pages 101-114 Roles that Gender, Systemizing and Teacher Support Play in STEM Education....Pages 115-129 Project-Mentoring....Pages 131-146 The Appeal of Innovation....Pages 147-158 Facteurs D’Influence Des Choix D’ Études en Génie Des Femmes....Pages 159-168 Serious Games as an Interdisciplinary Approach in Engineering Degree Courses....Pages 169-182 Crossing Disciplinary Boundaries – Deconstructing Gendered Practices in Engineering Education....Pages 183-196 Thinking Interdisciplinarity in Engineering Education....Pages 197-206 Front Matter....Pages 207-207 Interdisciplinarities – Students’ Perception of Interdisciplinary Engineering Education in Europe....Pages 209-221 Female Engineering Students....Pages 223-240 Students’ Perception of IT Curricula and Career Opportunities in Serbia and Macedonia....Pages 241-253 Social Relevance and Interdisciplinarity in Canadian Engineering Education....Pages 255-266 Interdisciplinarity as a Factor of Success to Attract more Students - A Sociological-Empirical Analysis of IT Study Programmes in Austria....Pages 267-280 Front Matter....Pages 281-281 The Micropolitics of Disciplinary Summer Universities for Women....Pages 283-296 Women-only Engineering Education – a Promising Austrian Model Initiative....Pages 297-307 Technical Companies in Switzerland on the way to a Corporate Culture in line with Gender Equality....Pages 309-325 Make Engineering and Technology more Appealing to Women via Gender Competence as an Innovative Element of Teacher-Training in Mathematics....Pages 327-339 How to Promote Young Boys and Especially Girls for Engineering Issues....Pages 341-353 La Relative Féminisation et ses Raisons D’une Structure Française Originale....Pages 355-367 Are Single-Sex Educational Programmes Still Relevant for Young Women?....Pages 369-380 Front Matter....Pages 381-381 Interdisciplinarity Towards Gender Equality in Engineering and Technology Education. Recommendations....Pages 383-399 Breaking Patterns: How Opportunistic Sponsorship and women’s Moral Compass Shape Careers of Female Scientists....Pages 401-401 Women Presence in Engineering in Spain: Causes and Measures to Attract more Women. the case of the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM)....Pages 403-419 Changing the face of STEM: the Example of Computer Science in Germany....Pages 421-437 Gender Counts?! Analysis of Student Dropout at Vienna University of Technology....Pages 439-453 HELENA Software for Curricula Analysis....Pages 455-469 Conclusion of GIEE 2011....Pages 471-473 Back Matter....Pages 475-486