Engineering and Social Justice
Engineering and Social Justice
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工程与社会正义
DOI：
10.2200/s00117ed1v01y200805ets007
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2008
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D. Riley
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D. Riley
美国的工程专业在历史上一直服务于现状，滋养着一种不断扩张的物质主义和军国主义文化，相对而言对公众的担忧反应迟钝，也没有来自内部的重大变革压力。这本书呼吁工程师培养对社会正义与和平的热情，并培养在行业内采取实际行动进行变革所需的技能和知识。由于许多工程师没有接受过支持批判性思维、反思性决策和实现社会变革所必需的有效行动的教育和培训，关注社会正义的工程师可能会感到无能为力和孤立，因为他们仍然是同谋。利用解放和其他社会正义运动的激进教学法的技术，这本书为工程师们提供了一个路线图，让他们在学习和社会正义与和平行动的过程中获得权力，并相互参与。饭桌……
Abstract The profession of engineering in the United States has historically served the status quo, feeding an ever-expanding materialistic and militaristic culture, remaining relatively unresponsive to public concerns, and without significant pressure for change from within. This book calls upon engineers to cultivate a passion for social justice and peace and to develop the skill and knowledge set needed to take practical action for change within the profession. Because many engineers do not receive education and training that support the kinds of critical thinking, reflective decision-making, and effective action necessary to achieve social change, engineers concerned with social justice can feel powerless and isolated as they remain complicit. Utilizing techniques from radical pedagogies of liberation and other movements for social justice, this book presents a roadmap for engineers to become empowered and engage one another in a process of learning and action for social justice and peace.Table of con...