Analysis of Macroethics Teaching Practices and Perceptions in Engineering: A Cultural Comparison

Autor/inn/en	Polmear, Madeline; Bielefeldt, Angela R.; Knight, Daniel; Canney, Nathan; Swan, Christopher
Titel	Analysis of Macroethics Teaching Practices and Perceptions in Engineering: A Cultural Comparison
Quelle	In: European Journal of Engineering Education, 44 (2019) 6, S.866-881 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Polmear, Madeline)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0304-3797
DOI	10.1080/03043797.2019.1593323
Schlagwörter	Ethics; Graduate Students; Undergraduate Students; Engineering Education; Educational Improvement; Cultural Differences; Sustainability; Environmental Education; Technology; Outcomes of Education; Talent; Cross Cultural Studies; Comparative Education; Course Content; College Faculty; Teacher Attitudes; Professionalism; Cultural Influences; Foreign Countries; Europe; Australia; United States; United Kingdom; Canada; New Zealand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ethik; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Ingenieurausbildung; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Kultureller Unterschied; Nachhaltigkeit; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Technologie; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Begabung; Hochbegabung; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Kursprogramm; Fakultät; Lehrerverhalten; Professionalität; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Ausland; Europa; Australien; USA; Großbritannien; Kanada; Neuseeland
Abstract	Students must be taught to understand the ethical issues associated with engineering and technology, which includes microethics and macroethics. This research examined the influence of cultural environment by comparing ethics-related education outcomes between educators in (1) the United States, (2) non-US Anglo, and (3) Western European countries who teach engineering students. In an increasingly globalised world where companies and projects draw from talent across countries, it is important to understand how different cultures educate future engineers about their ethical responsibilities. Survey results revealed that a majority of educators in all three groups viewed undergraduate and postgraduate education on ethics as insufficient. A higher percentage of non-US Anglo and Western European educators taught sustainability and environmental issues in their courses compared to US respondents. US educators taught codes of ethics, ethics in design, and safety more than those in Western Europe. Open-ended responses illuminated challenges and opportunities to improve ethics education. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01