Student involvement as a vehicle for empowerment: a case study of the student platform for engineering education development

David A. Delaine, Sonya B. Seif-Naraghi, Shahed Al-Haque, Nicolò Wojewoda, Yvonne Meninato, Jennifer DeBoer

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Abstract

This paper examines the mission, structure and outputs of one organisation, the Student Platform for Engineering Education Development (SPEED), as a case study for how student-led organisations can use student involvement to promote and sustain student self-efficacy in an academic field. SPEED attracts young people to engineering through student participation in engineering education (EE). SPEED is a global, non-profit student organisation that functions as an interdisciplinary network to diversify dialogue, stimulate change and impact the development of EE and its effect on society. SPEED is directly attracting young people to engineering in various ways: the organisation of its keynote event, the Global Student Forum; facilitating interactions between globally minded, socially inclined engineers with aspirations to change the world; and through the global dissemination of SPEED's work and practices through broad and relevant channels. Short-term outcomes are highlighted here. This case study can serve as a model for student engagement and involvement in other disciplines. © 2010 SEFI.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)367-378
Number of pages12
JournalEuropean Journal of Engineering Education
Volume35
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2010
Externally publishedYes

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