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Building a Community of Scholars: The Role of the Journal of Engineering Education as a Research Journal

I. THE EMERGING DISCIPLINE OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION

The vitality of any discipline depends on the vigor of its community of scholars and their dedication to the advancement of knowledge through research. In the 1980s, it became apparent that the United States faced serious challenges in its higher education system, especially in engineering, mathematics, and the sciences. For example, a National Science Board (NSB) committee expressed in a 1986 report, Undergraduate Science, Mathematics and Engineering Education:

"The most striking and pervasive change of the 1980s-one that is fundamental and irreversible-is the shift to a global economy. The only way that we can continue to stay ahead of ...

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