Education for Sustainable Development and Civil Engineering for Children: Interactive Model Case Study

TitleEducation for Sustainable Development and Civil Engineering for Children: Interactive Model Case Study
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2010
JournalJournal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education & Practice
Volume136
Pagination165-174
Type of ArticleCase Study
Publication Languageeng
ISSN Number1052-3928
KeywordsCase , Civil , ENGINEERING , INTERACTIVE , models , School , Schools , sustainable , teaching
AbstractThis paper describes the further development of a previously reported interactive model developed to enhance the understanding of the concept of sustainable development (SD) and the role of civil engineers among school children.
NotesJournal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education & PracticeAccession Number: 51415660; Jewers, Sam 1 Lumsden, Sarah 2 Crapper, Martin 3; Email Address: Martin.Crapper@ed.ac.uk French, Wendy 4 Lothian, Aileen 5 Donald, Ross 6 Hill, David 7 Hall, Alex 8; Affiliation: 1: Graduate Engineer, Mott MacDonald, Demeter House, Station Rd., Cambridge CB1 2RS, U.K. 2: Graduate Engineer, MWH, Prism House, Scottish Enterprise Technology Park, Rankine Ave., East Kilbride G75 0OF, U.K. 3: Lecturer in Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, The Univ. of Edinburgh, Faraday Building, King's Buildings, Mayfield Rd., Edinburgh EH9 3JL, U.K. 4: Science Teacher, Sciennes Primary School, Sciennes Rd., Edinburgh EH9 1LG, U.K. 5: Director, Young SET Ambassadors Ltd., John Muir Building, King's Buildings, Mayfield Rd., Edinburgh EH9 3JL, U.K. 6: PGDE Student, Moray House School of Education, The Univ. of Edinburgh, Old Moray House, Holyrood Rd., Edinburgh EH8 8AQ, U.K. 7: Church Worker, King's Church, Chalmers St., Edinburgh EH3 9ES, U.K. 8: Geotechnical Engineer, Middle East and India, WS Atkins and Partners Overseas, P.O. Box 5620, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Source Info: Jul2010, Vol. 136 Issue 3, p165; Subject Term: CASE studies; Subject Term: SUSTAINABLE development; Subject Term: CIVIL engineering; Subject Term: SCHOOL children; Subject Term: INTERACTIVE model (Communication); Subject Term: TEACHING -- Aids & devices; Author-Supplied Keyword: Civil engineering; Author-Supplied Keyword: Engineering education; Author-Supplied Keyword: Models; Author-Supplied Keyword: Schools; Author-Supplied Keyword: Sustainable development; Author-Supplied Keyword: Teaching methods; NAICS/Industry Codes: 926110 Administration of General Economic Programs; Number of Pages: 10p; Illustrations: 2 Black and White Photographs, 1 Diagram, 2 Charts; Document Type: Case Study
DOI10.1061/(asce)ei.1943-5541.0000018
Full Text

Discipline: 

Subject: 

Publication: