Engineering Education for Sustainable Development - A Capabilities Approach

Zusatztext "Mathebula's book is extremely timely and important. In the South African context it echoes many of the questions that South African students and proactive educators have been raising in the engineering education space for the past decade. The perspective that this book presents on the pivotal contribution of engineering education for sustainable development is an essential contribution to global discussions about technical autocracy and the need for empathy among engineers. This book is essential for all students and educators engaged in the engineering education system! employers seeking to hire millennial engineers and those looking to use technology for sustainable development." - Wiebke Toussaint! Co-founder Engineers Without Borders (EWB) South Africa! Board member EWB International Informationen zum Autor Mikateko Mathebula holds a PhD in Development Studies and is a Senior Researcher at the Centre for Research on Higher Education and Development (CRHED) at the University of the Free State! South Africa. Her research focuses on higher education's contribution in reducing inequalities and advancing social justice. Zusammenfassung This book demonstrates how the theoretical concepts of the capabilities approach can be applied in the context of engineering education and how this could be used to add nuance to our understanding of the contribution higher education can make to human flourishing. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Sustainable human development: the overarching goalChapter 2: A capabilities lens on researching engineering educationChapter 3: Becoming a public-good engineer: students' perspectivesChapter 4: Teaching for public-good engineering: lecturers' perspectivesChapter 5: Public-good engineering: employers' perspectivesChapter 6: Advancing sustainable human development through engineering educationChapter 7: Being a public-good engineer and doing socially-just engineering

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Mikateko Mathebula
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9781138038905
• ISBN: 978-1-138-03890-5
• Pagine: 204
• Serie: Routledge Studies in Sustainable Development; Routledge Studies in Sustainable Development
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Scienze naturali, tematiche generali; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Sustainable Development, Sustainability, NATURE / Ecology, Engineering: general, Development Studies, Higher education, tertiary education, Development economics and emerging economies, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher