Exploring Professional Roles for Early Career Engineers: A Systematic Literature Review

Autor/inn/en	Craps, Sofie; Pinxten, Maarten; Knipprath, Heidi; Langie, Greet
Titel	Exploring Professional Roles for Early Career Engineers: A Systematic Literature Review
Quelle	In: European Journal of Engineering Education, 46 (2021) 2, S.266-286 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Craps, Sofie) ORCID (Pinxten, Maarten) ORCID (Langie, Greet)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0304-3797
DOI	10.1080/03043797.2020.1781062
Schlagwörter	Engineering; Technical Occupations; Career Guidance; Professional Identity; Role Perception; College Graduates; Expectation; Preferences; Values; Competence; Employment Potential; Job Skills; Educational Research; Novices + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Maschinenbau; Technical occupation; Technischer Beruf; Berufsorientierung; Role conception; Rollenverständnis; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Expectancy; Erwartung; Wertbegriff; Kompetenz; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Produktive Fertigkeit; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung
Abstract	It is recognised that engineers end up in a wide variety of engineering positions and that the importance of professional competencies might vary accordingly. However, most studies regarding professional competencies, employability or career guidance fail to address this variety in professional roles. This systematic literature review aims to identify professional roles for early career engineers and explores the defining attributes. Twenty-four publications were selected for inclusion by screening and appraising results obtained from three databases. Three frameworks that fulfilled the analysing criteria described similar roles focusing on innovation, optimisation and customisation. The majority of studies investigated professional competencies as identifying attributes, but inconsistency in and a lack of definitions hindered to determine the distinct professional competencies per role. Further research is recommended to identify role attributes and to investigate how a professional roles framework can support career development in engineering education, more particular in creating professional and self-awareness. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01