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Engineering, Science and Technology Education
Study program name
Engineering, Science and Technology Education
Schools
Doctoral School
City
Barcelona
Duration
Undetermined
credits
Description
The didactics of a discipline must be based on its particular epistemology since each field has its own specific characteristics: the very nature of problems is different in each discipline and requires distinct cognitive processes, with different difficulties, challenges and opportunities. Research into the didactics of a discipline must therefore be carried out by people who have a deep knowledge of the difficulties and specificities of learning in that field, but they also need to be trained in educational methods and approaches that facilitate in-depth learning in that area of knowledge.
This doctoral programme aims to produce researchers with an international level of competency in engineering, sciences and technology education. The programme can provide added value to professors working in the field of engineering, sciences and technology; heads of university schools; managers responsible for university-industry relations in connection with continuing education or specialised training; educators and administrators involved in science and technology studies at the pre-university level; education policy-makers in the public sector; training managers in private companies and non-profit organisations; managers responsible for dissemination in engineering, science and technology at museums or technology centres; and consultants specialising in the educational aspect of games and multimedia material, among others.