Continuing Education of Engineers.

""Continuing Education of Engineers""
 ""Copyright""
 ""Preface""
 ""Contents""
 ""Executive Summary""
 ""FINDINGS""
 ""CONCLUSIONS""
 ""RECOMMENDATION""
 ""1 Introduction""
 ""2 Participation in Continuing Education�The Engineer's Perspective""
 ""MOTIVATION FOR PARTICIPATION""
 ""BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION""
 ""MOTIVATION AND BARRIERS AMONG OLDER ENGINEERS""
 ""FACTORS THAT DETERMINE PARTICIPATION""
 ""Educational Level""
 ""Engineering Field""
 ""Trends in Annual Participation Rates""
 ""Career Stages""
 ""Size and Location of Employers""
 ""Employer Support"" ""OUTCOMES OF CONTINUING EDUCATION""""Effectiveness Ratings of Courses""
 ""Job Performance""
 ""Salary""
 ""Obsolescence""
 ""Innovation""
 ""Job/Career Changes""
 ""FINDINGS""
 ""RECOMMENDATIONS""
 ""3 The Role of Industry""
 ""INDUSTRIAL CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS""
 ""Types of Programs""
 ""Goals and Assessments""
 ""UNIVERSITY/INDUSTRY INTERFACES""
 ""EFFECTIVENESS OF CONTINUING EDUCATION""
 ""THE PILOT STUDY""
 ""FINDINGS""
 ""RECOMMENDATIONS""
 ""4 The Role of the University""
 ""TYPES OF PROGRAMS""
 ""GOALS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF PROGRAMS""
 ""INCENTIVES AND DISINCENTIVES"" ""FUTURE TRENDS""""FINDINGS""
 ""RECOMMENDATIONS""
 ""5 The Role of Professional Societies""
 ""CURRENT PROGRAMS""
 ""DEVELOPMENT OF STATISTICS""
 ""PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES TODAY""
 ""FINDING""
 ""RECOMMENDATION""
 ""6 The Role of Proprietary Schools""
 ""7 The Role of Government""
 ""MANDATORY REQUALIFICATION""
 ""COMPARATIVE POLICIES""
 ""FEDERAL PROGRAMS IN CONTINUING EDUCATION""
 ""FINDINGS""
 ""References and Bibliography""
 ""Appendixes""
 ""Appendix A Pilot Study for a Survey of Policymakers' Attitudes Toward Continuing Education"" ""DOCUMENT 1: INFORMATION FOR INTERVIEWERS�PILOT INTERVIEW PROTOCOL""""A. The General Rationale and Approach""
 ""B. The Interviewers' Role in the Pilot Test""
 ""C. Rationale for the Questions""
 ""DOCUMENT 2: PILOT INTERVIEW PROTOCOL""
 ""A. Background""
 ""B. Long-Range Planning""
 ""C. Engineers and Their Expertise""
 ""D. The Company and Engineers' Continuing Education""
 ""E. Career Paths""
 ""DOCUMENT 3: DEBRIEFING QUESTIONS FOR INTERVIEWS""
 ""DOCUMENT 4: INFORMATION FOR POLICYMAKERS""
 ""DOCUMENT 5: THE PILOT SURVEY OF CEO VALUES�QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS""
 ""Panel Members"" ""Staff Officer""""Consultant""
 ""Appendix B 1984 Continuing Education Programs of Technical Societies""
 ""Appendix C Professional Society Survey""
 ""GENERAL COMMENTS""