What is it about?
The paper is about how traditionally construction and engineering education has historically been very closely connected in terms of theory and practice, but has now moved towards being far more theoretical, and taught by lecturers who often have little practical experience. The paper considers recent UK government initiatives to drive universities towards research, teaching, and apprenticeships, and considers these as possible ways forward for institutions, and how such ways operate with how the subject is taught.
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Why is it important?
The paper is important because it charts how, in response to UK government initiatives, construction and engineering education may be changing into something that is questionable in its effectiveness. It is also important in that it debates how recent initiatives may be options for institutions in this context.
Perspectives
This is important in bringing in and contextualising a range of possible UK government initiatives and how they may or may not be taken on board by institutions in terms of how they approach teaching in construction and engineering.
Dr Nick Pilcher
Edinburgh Napier University
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This page is a summary of: The fall and rise of experiential construction and engineering education: decoupling and recoupling practice and theory, Higher Education Pedagogies, January 2017, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/23752696.2017.1338530.
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