eprintid: 10195835 rev_number: 8 eprint_status: archive userid: 699 dir: disk0/10/19/58/35 datestamp: 2024-08-16 10:19:00 lastmod: 2024-10-16 06:10:06 status_changed: 2024-08-16 10:19:00 type: proceedings_section metadata_visibility: show sword_depositor: 699 creators_name: Hari, N creators_name: Nyamapfene, A creators_name: Mitchell, J title: How can a Holistic Approach to Practice, Research and Policy for Sustainable Engineering Education be Developed? An Investigation ispublished: pub divisions: UCL divisions: B16 divisions: B04 divisions: B14 divisions: J80 divisions: F46 keywords: Engineering Education Reform; Sustainable Curriculum Innovation and Design; Integrated Engineering Education; Holistic Engineering Education, Systems Approach to Engineering Education note: This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. abstract: Context: In the last two decades, significant pedagogical advances aimed at enhancing the UK's engineering education have emerged. However, there's a noted absence of an integrated approach linking policy and practice to evidence-based research in this field. / Purpose or Goal: This study seeks to bridge this gap by exploring the lived experiences and perspectives of engineering education leaders who have been at the forefront of pioneering education reforms in the UK. It aims to understand the challenges they face and identify potential solutions and models that could address the evolving needs of undergraduate engineering education. / Methods: The study utilizes a qualitative research design with purposeful sampling. Qualitative data is obtained through interviews to gain in-depth insights into the experiences and perspectives of stakeholders. Thematic analysis of the collected data is used to identify common themes, patterns, and relationships. / Outcomes: The findings of this qualitative preliminary investigation are to develop research questions to inform and frame a more comprehensive quantitative study aimed at shedding light on the development of curriculum frameworks for implementing effective and scalable engineering education models in the UK. / Conclusion: This study reveals the conflicting and complementary factors in the UK engineering education landscape. This highlights the need for a systems-based approach connecting policy and practice, informed by evidence-based research for developing a sustainable engineering education framework in the UK. date: 2024-01-06 date_type: published publisher: Curran Associates official_url: https://doi.org/10.52202/073963-0030 oa_status: green full_text_type: pub language: eng primo: open primo_central: open_green verified: verified_manual elements_id: 2287385 doi: 10.52202/073963-0030 lyricists_name: Nyamapfene, Abel lyricists_name: Mitchell, John lyricists_id: ANYAM92 lyricists_id: JMITC40 actors_name: Nyamapfene, Abel actors_id: ANYAM92 actors_role: owner full_text_status: public pres_type: paper publication: 10th Research in Engineering Education Symposium: Connecting Research-Policy-Practice for Transforming Engineering Education, REES 2024 place_of_pub: Hubballi, India pagerange: 236-245 event_title: 10th Research in Engineering Education Symposium (REES 2024) event_dates: 4 Jan 2024 - 6 Jan 2024 book_title: 10th Research in Engineering Education Symposium: Connecting Research-Policy-Practice for Transforming Engineering Education, REES 2024 editors_name: Baligar, P editors_name: Mallibhat, K editors_name: Kandakatla, R editors_name: Amashi, R citation: Hari, N; Nyamapfene, A; Mitchell, J; (2024) How can a Holistic Approach to Practice, Research and Policy for Sustainable Engineering Education be Developed? An Investigation. In: Baligar, P and Mallibhat, K and Kandakatla, R and Amashi, R, (eds.) 10th Research in Engineering Education Symposium: Connecting Research-Policy-Practice for Transforming Engineering Education, REES 2024. (pp. pp. 236-245). Curran Associates: Hubballi, India. Green open access document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10195835/1/REES%202024%20Paper%20-NH_%20AN_JM.pdf