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Responses, Opportunities, and Possible Next Steps
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... Douglas presented three PFE programs: Research in the Formation of Engineers, Research Initiation in Engineering Formation, and Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Education and Human Resources. In addi­ion to the PFE topics of interest, the first program comprises at least t five other areas of interest: advancing holistic engineering formation; diversifying pathways to and through engineering; exploring citizen engineering, credentialing, and expertise; developing engineering-specific theories of how engineers are formed; and understanding how change in engineering formation processes travels, translates, diffuses, and/or scales.
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... , discussed this collaborative program that spans seven NSF directorates and primarily funds research projects to identify factors that are efficacious in the formation of ethical STEM researchers. The program solicits proposals for research that explores what constitutes ethical STEM research and ­ practices, whether certain labs/communities/workplaces have a "culture of integrity," and what practices contribute to the establishment and maintenance of ethical cultures.
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... . We need to more broadly hire engineering faculty for their specialized knowledge of ethics and communication and other professional skills." Addressing requests and suggestions of several affinity groups, Frazier Benya described an existing resource run by the National Academy of Engineering that could directly and immediately support the work of the invited teams: the Online Ethics Center for Engineering and Science (OEC, www.onlineethics.org)
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