• DocumentCode
    2595444
  • Title

    Special session: Re-imagining engineering education: Feminist visions for transforming the field

  • Author

    Riley, D. ; Catalano, G. ; Pawley, A. ; Tucker, J.

  • Author_Institution
    Smith Coll., Northampton
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    10-13 Oct. 2007
  • Abstract
    The goal of this special session is to explore what engineering education might be like if it were done from a feminist perspective, and how this new vision might influence the profession and society. Feminist perspectives are understood broadly to recognize the connectedness of all forms of social injustice. Thus feminist visions of engineering might address a broad set of concerns such as militarism, racism, and global economic inequality as well as sexism and heterosexism. Outcomes include concrete ideas for future research and institutional transformation, collaboration and mutual support of one another´s efforts.
  • Keywords
    engineering education; feminist visions; global economic inequality; heterosexism; militarism; racism; reimagining engineering education; engineering ethics; feminism; liberative pedagogies; social justice;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Frontiers In Education Conference - Global Engineering: Knowledge Without Borders, Opportunities Without Passports, 2007. FIE '07. 37th Annual
  • Conference_Location
    Milwaukee, WI
  • ISSN
    0190-5848
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1083-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/FIE.2007.4418230
  • Filename
    4418230