Civil engineering's image in schools—and how to change it
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Applications to study civil engineering at British universities halved between 1995 and 2001, reflecting the profession's declining attraction as a career. This paper reports on a study of school and college students to discover why. It concludes that the problems which need to be addressed include the ‘invisibility’ of the profession, the absence of positive role models, low starting salaries and unattractive working conditions.
- Keywords:
management;
education & training
- Document Type: Research Article
- DOI: 10.1680/cien.2003.156.2.78
- Affiliations:
1: Recruitment sub-dean and civil engineering lecturer at Plymouth University;
2: Postgraduate student and sociology lecturer at Plymouth University
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