Engineering studies

This article is about the field of research that studies engineering practice. For how engineering is studied by people becoming engineers, see Engineering education.

Engineering studies is an interdisciplinary branch of social sciences and humanities devoted to the study of engineers and their activities, often considered a part of science and technology studies (STS), and intersecting with and drawing from engineering education research. Studying engineers refers among other to the history and the sociology of their profession, its institutionalization and organization, the social composition and structure of the population of engineers, their training, their trajectory, etc. A subfield is for instance Women in engineering. Studying engineering refers to the study of engineering activities and practices, their knowledge and ontologies, their role into the society, their engagement.

Engineering studies investigates how social, political, economical, cultural and historical dynamics affect technological research, design, engineering and innovation, and how these, in turn, affect society, economics, politics and culture.

Engineering studies's mission is to further develop many different aspects of studies of engineers and engineering, it investigates in areas such as: history, culture, polity etc. These studies will have influence on world's engineering level and productivity.[1] Which it provides information and scholar resources for researchers who's interested in studies of engineers and engineering. Also, engineering studies provides a platform for engineering studies research to be reviewed and discussed.[2]

  1. ^ Engineering, National Academy of; Research, Committee on Academic Engineering (1995-07-12). Forces Shaping the U.S. Academic Engineering Research Enterprise. doi:10.17226/4933. ISBN 978-0-309-05284-9.
  2. ^ "Engineering Studies". www.tandfonline.com. Retrieved 2018-12-04.