Engineering Philosophical Thought of youngsters'Science and Technology Innovation Education
The process from science education to science and technology education then to science and technology innovation education is the one that science,technology and engineering were concerned as independent subjects,and merged with each other into education.Science and technology innovation education has been in the exploratory stage until now.There are some blind spots and misconceptions about engineering,engineering science,engineering education,and engineering profession.Engineering philosophy established engineering ontology,and"trialism of science,technology and engineering"clarified the differences and relations among science,technology and engineering.Engineering philosophy supplies a theoretical perspective to understand science and technology innovation education,and the importance and significance of engineering education for science and technology innovation education.In the perspective of engineering philosophy,engineering education opens the door of the man-made world,which lets science and technology innovation education return to life.Engineering education integrates science and technology organically to cultivate creative talents.Engineering education enriches the connotation and educational value of science and technology innovation education.Engineering education supplies methods and strategies for science and technology innovation education.In the field of science and technology innovation education,there are some problems including engineering education's absence in primary schools,middle schools and senior high schools,engineering education's dislocation in universities,engineering education's fault among the primary schools,middle schools,senior high schools and universities.We can take engineering education as the engine to drive the development of science and technology innovation education.There are three strategies:Firstly,take the integration as the breakthrough point to popularize engineering education in primary schools,middle schools and senior high schools.Secondly,take the engineering's regression as the essential to recover engineering education's original simplicity in the field of higher engineering education.Thirdly,take the universities as the leadership to enhance the radiation of engineering education in order to link the engineering education between the basic and higher education stage.
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