?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Exploring+the+Role+of+National+Education+System+on+Pathways+into+Engineering%3A+A+Comparative+Study+(Research)&rft.creator=Wint%2C+Natalie&rft.creator=Craps%2C+Sofie&rft.creator=Deprez%2C+Hanne&rft.creator=Mottl%2C+Patrik&rft.description=Reported+shortages+within+the+engineering+workforce+have+resulted+in+significant+efforts+to+promote+engineering+facilitating+education+pathways+across+Europe%2C+particularly+to+those+underrepresented+within+the+sector.+Such+work+has+become+significant+in+recent+decades+because+of+global+demographic+changes+which+are+likely+to+have+increasing+impact+upon+higher+education+(HE)+systems.+Given+contextual+differences+between+countries%2C+understanding+opportunities+and+barriers+to+recruitment+of+students+requires+a+comparative+approach+which+considers+differences+in+education+systems+and+admissions+processes.+At+this+initial+pilot+phase+of+this+exploratory+study%2C+we+have+focused+on+understanding+national+education+systems+and+admissions+practices+in+three+European+countries%2C+namely+Belgium+(Flanders)%2C+Czechia%2C+and+the+UK.+The+analysis+of+the+data+provided+is+guided+by+research+questions+focused+on+1.)+the+main+education+paths+into+an+engineering+career+and+any+remedial+routes%2C+2.)+the+qualifications+and+prerequisites+required+to+study+engineering+within+HE%2C+and+3.)+details+of+any+exposure+students+have+to+engineering%2C+both+within+and+outside+the+curriculum%2C+prior+to+university.+Findings+from+this+work+in+progress+study+will+be+used+to+inform+design+of+large-scale+research+project+to+identify+practices+across+SEFI.&rft.subject=Attractiveness%2C+recruitment%2C+admission+systems%2C+educational+pathways&rft.publisher=European+Society+for+Engineering+Education+(SEFI)&rft.date=2024&rft.type=Proceedings+paper&rft.language=eng&rft.source=+++++In%3A++Proceedings+of+the+52nd+Annual+Conference+of+the+European+Society+for+Engineering+Education+2024.++(pp.+1-10+%5BAAM%5D).++European+Society+for+Engineering+Education+(SEFI)+(2024)+++++&rft.format=text&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10199232%2F1%2FAttractiveness%25201306.pdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10199232%2F&rft.rights=open