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Becoming and being an Engineer in an internationalised context: international students' constructions of their experiences in Higher Education

This paper relates to a research project that charts the complex development of engagement and professional identities in a group of international students (including British students) on an MSc course in Engineering. A detailed picture of the diversity of students' social cultural and educational backgrounds at entry is placed against the development of students' skills and competences as they move towards their summative assessments. Students' awareness and development of ideas about what it means to be an Engineer in an international context are also prominent in the project.  Through survey observation and interview data the case study focuses on the socio-cultural background to learning in Engineering. It also presents a qualitative picture of how students build their technical and higher skills competences and identities as professional Engineers.

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01/06/2008
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