Engineering in K-12 Education: Understanding the Status and Improving the Prospects [With CDROM]

by National Research Council, National Academy of Engineering, Committee on K-12 Engineering Education

Engineering education in K-12 classrooms is a small but growing phenomenon that may have implications for engineering and also for the other STEM subjects--science, technology, and mathematics. Specifically, engineering education may improve student learning and achievement in science and mathematics, increase awareness of engineering and the work of engineers, boost youth interest in pursuing engineering as a career, and increase the technological...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309137780
• ISBN13: 9780309137782
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 594 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"