The dialectic between expert knowledge and professional discretion: accreditation, social control and the limits of instrumental logic

Cycles of reform have been a constant feature of engineering education. This study suggests that these cycles are endemic because engineering begins with a particularly instrumental conception of responsible preparation. The instrumental logic of engineering repeatedly undermines educational reforms...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Serona, Carroll, Silbey, Susan S.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Anthropology Program
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Informa UK (Taylor & Francis) 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/70473