Engineering Education and the Development of Competencies for Sustainability

Autor/inn/en	Quelhas, Osvaldo Luiz Gonçalves; Lima, Gilson Brito Alves; Ludolf, Nicholas Van-Erven; Meiriño, Marcelo Jasmim; Abreu, Chrystyane; Anholon, Rosley; Vieira Neto, Julio; Rodrigues, Leandro Silva Goulart
Titel	Engineering Education and the Development of Competencies for Sustainability
Quelle	In: International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 20 (2019) 4, S.614-629 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1467-6370
DOI	10.1108/IJSHE-07-2018-0125
Schlagwörter	Engineering Education; Sustainability; Competency Based Education; Specialists; Teaching Methods; Problem Based Learning; Higher Education; Environmental Education; Critical Thinking; Problem Solving; Cooperative Learning; Transformative Learning; Competence + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ingenieurausbildung; Nachhaltigkeit; Education; Competence; Competency; Competency-based education; Unterricht; Kompetenzorientierte Methode; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Problem-based learning; Problemorientiertes Lernen; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Kritisches Denken; Problemlösen; Kooperatives Lernen; Pädagogische Transformation; Kompetenz
Abstract	Purpose: This paper aims to deal with the skills for sustainable development in engineering courses. The main objective is to identify which competences should be developed in these courses to contribute to the resolution of conflicts related to sustainability, as well as the means used by universities for their development. Design/methodology/approach: The research is divided into two strands--a theoretical and an empirical one. Concerning the theoretical part, the webibliomining method was adopted, to select the articles that were relevant to the theme, and 22 works were selected. Regarding the empirical study, structured questionnaires were applied to 30 specialists in the field, aiming at validating the competencies found in the literature. Findings: In the literature, eight main competencies required to the engineering professional, related to sustainability, were found. The empirical study showed that some competences are considered more relevant than others by the interviewees. Practical implications: The competencies verified in the present study and the relative relevance between them found in the empirical study can contribute to the engineering courses that wish to develop the sustainable behavior of the engineers in their professional or daily life. Originality/value: The originality of the work consists in presenting to engineering students and teachers as well as professionals of the market and the government the competencies that can contribute to the formation of an engineer capable of bringing adequate solutions to the conflicts of sustainability in the twenty-first century. This paper also presents learning teaching methodologies indicated for this purpose. No other works were found with these results. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01