Assembling the ideal doctoral dissertation committee in engineering education

Abstract

The engineering education PhD has been rapidly growing over the past couple of years. As of right now there are 20 institutions that offer some type of doctoral degree in engineering education. These degrees include engineering PhD's with a concentration in engineering education, PhD in STEM education, or Engineering Education degrees similar to those offered at Virginia Tech, Purdue, and Utah State University[1-4]. Several other traditional engineering doctoral programs such as aerospace, electrical, and mechanical engineering programs offer doctoral students the opportunity to pursue engineering education research dissertations that are directly related to their discipline. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2013.