Using higher education and other social sciences research to inform engineering education research: A cross‐national perspective

Entering the Discipline of Engineering Education Research: A Thematic Analysis

“…In order to advance EER, researchers have investigated many aspects of the field itself, including efforts to legitimize engineering education research [3,7], introducing new research methods and designs [8], increasing methodological rigour [9,10], investigating successful collaborations [11] and resolving epistemological tensions [4,12]. Research has also been done on the people involved in the field, such as identifying the motivating factors for adopting effective teaching practices [13], engaging in research-to-practice [14], and listening to the stories of faculty who have successfully promoted change (whether cultural or pedagogical) in their universities [15].…”