Gender and diversity in a problem and project based learning environment / Xiang-Yun Du.

The book reports an ethnographical study on the learning experiences of engineering students in the PBL environment in Denmark. This book also attempts to question the issue of diversity in engineering education via the exploration of whether or in which ways the PBL environment is friendly to diver...

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Main Author: Du, Xiangyun (Author)
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Language:English
Published: Aalborg, Denmark : River Publishers, 2011.
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505 0 |a Cover -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 2 PBL Environment for Gender Diversity in Engineering Education -- 2.1 Engineering Education as a Research Context -- 2.2 PBL Environment as a Research Context -- 2.3 Gender Issues in Engineering Education -- 2.4 A â€?Friendlyâ€? Learning Environment for Gender Diversity in Engineering Education -- Summary -- 3 Understanding Learning -- 3.1 A Choice of Theoretical Departure to Examine Learning -- 3.2 A Review of Relevant Works in Constructivist-sociocultural Approach -- 3.3 Constructivist-sociocultural Approach and Bildung 
505 8 |a 3.4 An Analytical Tool of Understanding LearningSummary -- 4 Understanding Gender -- 4.1 The Choice of A Feminist Perspective -- 4.2 The Concept of Gender -- 4.3 The Social Construction of Gender Relations -- 4.4 Feminism Confronts Learning Theoriesâ€? A Historical Review -- 4.5 Gendered Knowledge System -- Summary -- 5 Gendered Ways of Learning in Engineering Education -- 5.1 Relating Learning Theories and Gender Theories -- 5.2 Examining Gender and Learning in Engineering Education -- 5.3 Possibilities for Change -- Summary 
505 8 |a 6 Research on Gender Diversity in Engineering Education6.1 Main Characteristics of this Research -- 6.2 Methodological Perspectives -- 6.3 The Overall Research Process -- 6.4 Methodological Re.ections -- Summary -- 7 Studying Electrical and Electronics Engineering -- 7.1 A Brief Introduction to the Study Programs in EE -- 7.2 Path to EE Engineering -- 7.3 Being Newcomers -- 7.4 Learning Culture at EE -- 7.5 Professional Identity Development in EE -- 7.6 Studentsâ€? Perceptions on Gender Relations -- Summary -- 8 Studying Architecture and Design Engineering 
505 8 |a 8.1 A Brief Introduction to the Study Programs in Architecture & Design8.2 Path to Engineering -- 8.3 Being Newcomers -- 8.4 Learning Culture at A & D -- 8.5 Professional Identity Development at A & D -- 8.6 Studentsâ€? Perceptions on Gender Relations -- Summary -- 9 Gender and Learning in Engineering Education -- 9.1 A Comparison -- 9.2 Life as Engineering Students -- 9.3 Gender and Learning Analysis -- Summary -- 10 Conclusion: Is PBL a Recipe to Gender Diversity? -- Reference -- Index -- Authorsâ€? Biography 
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