Theoretical background for investigation and promotion of engineers’ competitiveness in education
2017
Katane, I., Latvia Univ. of Agriculture, Jelgava (Latvia) | Baltusite, R., Latvia Univ. of Agriculture, Jelgava (Latvia) | Katans, E., Autentica, Ltd., Riga (Latvia)
Nowadays, there is a great demand for engineers in various fields of specialization. This brings up the question whether it is determined by the fact that, due to various reasons, higher education institutions do not train a sufficient number of the demanded specialists, or the reason is that the specialists (engineers) trained are not able to compete, as they do not meet the demands of the society, job market (including the employers) and the professional environment. This issue determines the topicality of theoretical and empirical investigation of the competitiveness of engineers. The aim of this report is to provide a theoretical basis for the competitiveness of engineers and the possibilities of its promotion in terms of various aspects. The results of theoretical researches confirm that pedagogical and psychological science validates the competitiveness of engineers in terms of three aspects: the competitiveness of a personality; the competitiveness of a specialist in the broad sense of the term; the competitiveness of an engineer with the focus on the engineering specialization in the engineering science. It is not only important to study the competitiveness of an engineer, but also to provide a scientific background for possible methods, which could be used to promote the competitiveness during the process of education and professional growth based on modern learning theories and concepts.
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