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In Search Of Technological Excellence Analyses The Policymaking And Policy Implementation In The Education Of Engineers And Technologists From The 1945 Report Of The Percy Committee On Higher Technological Education To The Conclusion Of The Thatcher Government's Enterprise In Higher Education Initiative. Using A Plethora Of Previously Unpublished Sources, This Book Focuses On The Untold Story Of What The Reports Of The Three Key Committees In This Fifty-year Period - Percy (1945), Fielden (1963) And Finniston (1980) - Actually Achieved In Secondary And Higher Technological Education. The Core Themes Of This Volume Include Industrial Training And Its Assessment, The Controversy Over The Structure Of Industrial Sandwich Courses, The Perceived Requirements For Qualified Specialists (the Manpower Controversy), Curriculum Development, Creativity And Innovation In Engineering, Engineers As Managers, And Engineering In Schools-- Provided By Publisher.