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

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    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      16
    • Sponsoring Agency:
      National Science Foundation (NSF)
    • Contract Number:
      1540348
      1540341
      1540308
      1755390
    • Education Level:
      Higher Education
      Postsecondary Education
    • Subject Terms:
      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
    • Subject Terms:
      Europe; Australia; United States; United Kingdom; Canada; New Zealand
    • Accession Number:
      10.1080/03043797.2019.1593323
    • ISSN:
      0304-3797
    • 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.
    • Abstract:
      As Provided
    • Publication Date:
      2019
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1233320