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Publications and Further Information

Our project has presented at past ASEE, AAAS, AERA, and FIE conferences, with plans to present four papers and a special session at ASEE 2011.  Numerous journal articles are in process or published within JEE, IJEE, J-PEER, and Engineering Studies.  Below is a list of recent online presentations related to the project, followed by a list of publications.  Links to select publications can also be found on the website of Professor Nathan.

• Online recordings of presentations:
  • Explicitly Connecting Math and Engineering Skills within High School and University Curriculum
  • Engineering Practice
  • Learning Sciences and High School Engineering
  • Web conference on Engineering Practice with the University of Western Australia

• Prevost, A. C., Nathan, M. J., Phelps, L. A., Atwood, A. K., Tran, N. A., Oliver, K., & Stein, B. (in press). Academic connections in precollege engineering contexts: The intended and enacted curricula of Project Lead the Way™ and beyond. In Strobel, J., Purzer, S. & Cardella, M. (Eds.) Engineering in Pre-College Settings: Research into Practice. Sense Publishers, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
• Walkington, C. A., Nathan, M. J., Wolfgram, M., Alibali, M. W., & Srisurichan, R. (in press). Bridges and barriers to constructing conceptual cohesion across modalities and temporalities: Challenges of STEM integration in the precollege engineering classroom. In Strobel, J., Purzer, S. & Cardella, M. (Eds.) Engineering in Pre-College Settings: Research into Practice. Sense Publishers, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
• Nathan, M. J., Atwood, A., Prevost, A., Phelps, L. A., & Tran, N. A. (2011). How professional development in Project Lead the Way changes high school STEM teachers’ beliefs about engineering education. Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research, 1(1), 15-29.
• Anderson, K. J. B., Courter, S. S., McGlamery, T., Nathans-Kelly, T., & Nicometo, C. (2010). Understanding engineering work and identity: A cross-case analysis of engineers within six firms. Engineering Studies, 2(3): 153-174.
• Nathan, M. J., Tran, N. A., Atwood, A. K., Prevost, A., & Phelps, L. A. (2010). Beliefs and expectations about engineering preparation exhibited by high school STEM teachers. Journal of Engineering Education, 99(4):409-426.
• Tran, N. A. & Nathan, M. J. (2010). Pre-college engineering studies: An investigation of the relationship between pre-college engineering studies and student achievement in science and mathematics. Journal of Engineering Education, 99(2):143-157.
• Tran, N. A. & Nathan, M. J. (2010). The effects of pre-college engineering studies on mathematics and science achievements for high school students. International Journal of Engineering Education (Special Issue on Applications of Engineering Education Research), 26(5):1049-1060.
• Anderson, K. J. B., Prem, K. J., Wirsbinski, S., & Courter, S. S. (2011). Comparing the learning experiences of male and female engineering students in internship and cooperative educational opportunities. Proceedings of the 119th Annual American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
• Anderson, K. J. B., Courter, S. S., Nathan, M. J., Prevost, A. C., Nicometo, C., Nathans-Kelly, T., McGlamery, T., & Atwood, A. (2011). Special session - Moving towards the intended, explicit, and authentic: Addressing misalignments in engineering learning within secondary and university education. Proceedings of the 119th Annual American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
• Nathan, M. J., Atwood, A. K., Prevost, A. C., & Tran, N. A. (2011). Guidance counselors’ beliefs and expectations about high school students' precollege engineering preparation. Proceedings of the 119th Annual American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
• Prevost, A. C., Nathan, M. J., Atwood, A. K., & Phelps, L. A. (2011). STEM Integration in a Pre-College Course in Digital Electronics: Analysis of the Enacted Curriculum. Proceedings of the 119th Annual American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
• Anderson, K. J. B., Courter, S. S. (2010). Professional education through a lifetime: A study of the learning of engineers. Proceedings of the 77th Annual American Educational Research Association Conference, Denver, CO. 
• Anderson, K. J. B., Courter, S. S., Nathans-Kelly, T., Nicometo, C., & McGlamery, T. (2010). Benefits to non-engineers of learning an engineering way of thinking. Proceedings of the 118th Annual American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Conference, Louisville, KY.
• Nathans-Kelly, T., Nicometo, C., & Anderson, K. J. B. (2010). In-situ ethics: The ethical sensibility that engineers bring to their work.  Proceedings of the 118th Annual American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Conference, Louisville, KY.
• Nicometo, C., Anderson, K. J. B., & Nathans-Kelly, T (2010). More than just engineers – How engineers define and value communication skills on the job.  Proceedings of the 118th Annual American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Conference, Louisville, KY.
• Nathan, M. J., Atwood, A. K., Prevost, A. C., & Phelps, L. A. (2010). Changing high school STEM teacher beliefs and expectations about engineering learning and instruction. Proceedings of the 118th Annual American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Conference, Louisville, KY.
• Prevost, A. C., Nathan, M. J., Stein, B., & Phelps, L. A. (2010). The enacted curriculum: A video based analysis. Proceedings of the 118th Annual American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Conference, Louisville, KY.
• Wirsbinski, S., Anderson, K. J. B., & Courter, S. S. (2009). Understanding the current engineering profession by analyzing the male and female engineers' interpretations of the workplace.  Proceedings of the annual North Midwest American Society for Engineering Education Conference. 
• Anderson, K. J. B., Courter, S. S., Nathans-Kelly, T., Nicometo, C., & McGlamery, T. (2009). Understanding the current work and values of professional engineers: Implications for engineering education.  Proceedings of the 117th Annual American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Conference (Paper no. AC-2009-230), Austin, TX: ASEE Publications.
• Nathan, M. J., Oliver, K., Prevost, A., Tran, N., & Phelps, L. A. (2009). Classroom learning and instruction in high school pre-college engineering settings: A video-based analysis. Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) 2009. Austin, TX: ASEE Publications.
• Nathan, M. J., Tran, N., Atwood, A., Prevost, A., & Phelps, L. A. (2009). High school teachers’ beliefs about engineering preparation. Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE). Austin, TX: ASEE Publications.
• Prevost, A., Nathan, M. J., Stein, B., Tran, N., & Phelps, L. A. (2009). Integration of mathematics in pre- college engineering: The search for explicit connections. Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) 2009. Austin, TX: ASEE Publications.
• Courter, S. S. & Anderson, K. J. B. (2009).  First-year students as interviewers: Uncovering what it means to be an engineer.  Proceedings of the 39th Annual Frontiers in Education (FIE) Conference, San Antonio, TX. 
• Grohowski-Nicometo, C., Nathans-Kelly, T., & Anderson, K. J. B. (2009).  Work in progress: Educational implications of personal history, undergraduate experience, and professional values of practicing engineers.  Proceedings of the 39th Annual Frontiers in Education (FIE) Conference, San Antonio, TX.   
• Phelps, L. A., Nathan, M. J., Atwood, A., Prevost, A., & Tran, N. (2009). Changes in high school teachers’ beliefs about engineering preparation:  A quasi-experimental study. Proceedings of the Frontiers in Education (FIE) Conference, 39th annual. 
• Anderson, K. J. B., & Courter, S. S. (2008). Work in progress – Aligning educational experiences with ways of knowing engineering: Understanding the engineering profession.  Proceedings of the 38th Annual Frontiers in Education (FIE) Conference, Saratoga Springs, NY. 
• Nathan, M. J. Tran, N., Phelps, L. A., & Prevost, A. (2008). The structure of high school academic and pre-engineering curricula: Mathematics. Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) 2008 (Paper no. AC 2008-2566) Pittsburgh, PA: ASEE Publications. 
• Anderson, K. J. B., Courter, S. S., Nathans-Kelly, T., Nicometo, C., McGlamery, T. (2009) Understanding the current work and values of professional engineers: Implications for engineering education.  Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. 

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