An Evaluation of Industrial Placement in Engineering Programmes: A Case in Turkey
Overview & Synopsis
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between the university and industry in the scope of engineering education depending on the views of supervisors of the Engineering Faculty as well as the heads of the practical training committees of the departments. In this qualitative study, semi-structured interviews were used to gather the views of supervisors and heads of the practical training committees. The poor legal substructure of industrial education, the insufficient of communication between the university and industry, problems resulting from the diversity of enterprises, inefficient control of industrial education, the insufficient of preparation for industrial education, and limited time-period of industrial education were some of the problems stated by participants. In line with the higher education strategies, what types of structuring required to increase the effectiveness of education structures between the university and industry were extensively discussed. (Contains 2 tables.)
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Document Information
| Document Title | An Evaluation of Industrial Placement in Engineering Programmes: A Case in Turkey |
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| Author / Organization | Adiguzel, O. C. |
| Subject & Discipline | Engineering Education, Industrial Education, Committees |
| Categories | Education & Pedagogy |
| Publication Year | 2008 |
| License / Rights | Public Domain / Open Access Educational Resource |
| Resource Verification | Listed PDF (Verification Pending) |
| Original Host Website |
ERIC (Education Resources)
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| File Format | application/pdf (Portable Document Format) |
| Language | EN |
| Catalog ID | DOC-104583 |
| Original Source Link | Visit Source Page on eric.ed.gov » |