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Ziyi Wang; Robert Leicht; Ryan Solnosky – Journal of Civil Engineering Education, 2025
Interdisciplinary learning plays a vital role in the education fields of the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry. According to the literature, interdisciplinary studies are often associated with professional skills that should be taught in engineering and other similar programs. Knowing the attributes and scope of…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Learning Processes, Architecture, Construction Industry
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Thu Anh Nguyen; Thanh-Tan Le; Duc-Hoc Tran; Ruoyu Jin; Navpreet Chohan; Brian H. W. Guo – Journal of Civil Engineering Education, 2025
Building information modeling (BIM) is becoming more widely used in higher education due to changing industry demands. As a digital representation of a facility's characteristics, BIM promotes cost-effective facility planning, interdisciplinary collaboration, and sustainability initiatives. Additionally, it assists educational institutions in…
Descriptors: Architectural Education, Outcomes of Education, Learning Activities, Teaching Methods
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Marit Lensjø – Vocations and Learning, 2025
This narrative study followed 11 vocational teachers in the Building and Construction program and examined factors that influenced their transition from the construction site to upper secondary school. The recruitment path for most technical vocational teachers means moving directly from the construction site to the school, where they begin work…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Vocational Education Teachers, Trade and Industrial Education, Construction Industry
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Ilmari J. A. Puhakka; Markku Niemivirta; Liisa Postareff; Petri Nokelainen – Vocations and Learning, 2025
This study uses a person-centered approach to investigate construction workers' learning at work, focusing on their approaches to learning, self-efficacy beliefs and work engagement and how these vary according to their goal orientation profiles. Survey data were collected from Finnish construction sector employees (N = 1,280) in June 2021. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Construction Industry, Building Trades, Skilled Workers