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Title: Toward Professional Practice: Student Learning Opportunities through Participation in Engineering Clubs
Language: English
Authors: Hinkle, Christopher M., Koretsky, Milo D. (ORCID 0000-0002-6887-4527)
Source: European Journal of Engineering Education. 2019 44(6):906-922.
Availability: Taylor & Francis. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 17
Publication Date: 2019
Sponsoring Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Engineering Education and Centers (EEC)
Contract Number: 1519467
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Clubs, Engineering Education, Service Learning, Student Attitudes, Decision Making, Professional Development, Comparative Analysis, Case Studies, State Universities, Chemical Engineering, Competition, Motor Vehicles, National Organizations, Learning Activities
DOI: 10.1080/03043797.2018.1477119
ISSN: 0304-3797
Abstract: Clubs constitute a prominant co-curricular activity to prepare students for effective professional careers, yet the role of engineering clubs in students' professional formation is poorly understood. This qualitative, comparative case study investigated three student engineering clubs at a large American public university. The clubs included a domestic chemical reaction car competition; a formula racing club that partners with a German team and competes both domestically and internationally; and a humanitarian engineering club centred on service learning projects in developing countries. Data collection included semi-structured interviews with participants (N = 19) and observations of club work sessions (N = 27). Using Cultural Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) as the analytical framework, the transcribed interviews were coded to characterise the activity in each club. The findings demonstrate that a confluence of elements, especially decision-making rules and division of labour, leads to a fundamentally distinct activity system in each club. Consequently, each club differs in the ways it influences students' professional formation. More generally, this study illustrates the potential of CHAT for analysis of co-curricular activity that can lead to alternative approaches to activity design.
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