Making the move: Navigating a transition from disciplinary engineering into engineering education research

Facilitated by:
Sindia M. Rivera-Jiménez, Ph.D., University of Florida (Research Website)
Sarah Wilson, Ph.D., University of Kentucky (Research Website)

Offered on:
June 25, 2023 ASEE National Conference
November 8th, 2023-AIChE Annual Conference

For questions or comments: rivera.jimenez@eng.ufl.edu

Workshop Goals

Workshop participants will be able to identify and discuss:

  • What is research in engineering education
  • Strategies to define research area
  • Strategies for data collection

Workshop Resources

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Resources: Journals and Articles

  • Froyd, J. E., & Lohmann, J. R. (2013). Chronological and Ontological Development of Engineering Education as a Field of Scientific Inquiry. In A. Johri & B. M. Olds (Eds.), Cambridge Handbook of Engineering Education Research (pp. 3–26). Cambridge University Press
  • Finelli, C. J., Borrego, M., & Rasoulifar, G. (2015). Development of a Taxonomy of Keywords for Engineering Education Research. Journal of Engineering Education, 104(4), 365–387. https://doi.org/10.1002/jee.20101
  • Haghighi, K. (2005). Quiet No Longer: Birth of a New Discipline. Journal of Engineering Education, 94(4), 351–353. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2168-9830.2005.tb00862.x
  • Radcliffe, D. F. (2006). Shaping the Discipline of Engineering Education. Journal of Engineering Education, 95(4), 263–264. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2168-9830.2006.tb00901.x
  • The Research Agenda for the New Discipline of Engineering Education. (2006). Journal of Engineering Education, 95(4), 259–261. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2168-9830.2006.tb00900.x
  • Borrego, M. (2007). Conceptual Difficulties Experienced by Trained Engineers Learning Educational Research Methods. Journal of Engineering Education, 96(2), 91–102. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2168-9830.2007.tb00920.x
  • Felder, R. M. (2007). Research on teaching and learning in engineering. Academy of Chemical Engineers Award Lecture, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla.
  • Mourtos, N. J., Okamoto, N. D., & Rhee, J. (2004, February). Defining, teaching, and assessing problem solving skills. In 7th UICEE Annual Conference on Engineering Education (pp. 1-5).
  • Boyer 2030 Commission. (2022). Report: EQUITY/EXCELLENCE IMPERATIVE: a 2030 blueprint for undergraduate education at u.s. Research… Universities. The Association for Undergraduate Education at Research Universities (UERU). https://ueru.org/boyer2030
  • Shavelson, R., and L. Towne, Scientific Research in Education, Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press, 2002.
  • Varpio, L., Paradis, E., Uijtdehaage, S., & Young, M. (2019). The Distinctions Between Theory, Theoretical Framework, and Conceptual Framework. Academic medicine: journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges. ​

Resources: Reports

“Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose.”

Zora Neale Hurston

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