Halpin, D W (2007) Fifty years of progress in construction engineering research. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 133(9), pp. 635-639. ISSN 0733-9364
Abstract
This paper provides insight into how and why construction has developed as a research based discipline over the past 50 years. The writer presents anecdotal information about certain critical events which played a role in shaping the thrust of construction research in the United States. The acceptance of construction engineering and management as a university level program and discipline is strongly tied to research and the publication of scholarly work.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | construction management; engineering education; history; research |
| Index terms: | program, engineering education, United States, history, publication, construction engineering |
| Subjects: | Geography, research dissemination and communication, professional education, engineering methods, software systems, architectural and construction history |
| Topics: | Information Management, Engineering Principles, Digital Applications, Research Practice, Education, Geographical Context |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCT |
N.B. Descriptive scope is a count of how many of the five facets of empirical research are indicated by the words used in title, abstract and keywords. It is not intended as a judgement on the research; merely a count of the kind of word we would expect to indicate Phenomenon, Concepts, Theoretical framing, Empirical techniques, Analytical techniques. If all five are present, then a code of “5 PCTEA” will indicate this. If you feel the coding for this record is questionable, we welcome discussion around the terms we matched or the way we categorized them. The facet you would expect may not be coded, or a facet may be coded inappropriately. This can also bear on a larger question, of which facets should be treated as defining in construction management research. Please get in touch, and we will look at it. More details here