Exploring Opportunities in Green Chemistry and Engineering Education: A Workshop Summary to the Chemical Sciences Roundtable (2007)
Chapter: Appendix A Summary of Pre-Workshop Participant Survey
Appendix A
Summary of Pre-Workshop Participant Survey
Forty-three workshop participants answered a 10-question survey to gather information on the details of Green Chemistry (GC) and Green Engineering (GE) education issues of interest to the attendees. The mix of multiple-choice, yes-no, and open-ended questions cover who is interested, how should it be taught, who benefits, and funding. The questions together with the tabulated answers are listed below.
QUESTION#1 | Academe | Industry | Government | Nonprofit | Other | Integrated |
Participants sector | 74% | 3% | 11% | 6% | 3% | 3% |
QUESTION#2 | Integrated | Separate | Both |
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GC/GE Integrated or separate course | 76% | 9% | 15% |
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QUESTION#3 | Books | Lecture Materials | Colleague Resistance/Lack of Awareness | Crowded Curriculum | Institutional Resistance | Other |
Impediments to incorporation | 16% | 20% | 23% | 22% | 9% | 10% |
QUESTION#4 | Freshmen | Integrated | Upper-Level Undergraduate | Graduate Level | Other |
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At what grade level | 17% | 67% | 8% | 0% | 8% | |
QUESTION#5 | Enthusiasm | Recruitment & Retention | Increased Job Opportunities | Other |
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Largest benefit of GC/GE education tostudent | 35% | 23% | 18% | 24% |
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QUESTION#6 | Yes | No | Some | Unsure |
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Sufficient funding/support for GC/GEeducation | 3% | 91% | 3% | 3% |
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QUESTION#7 | Yes | No |
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GC/GE education assist in teachingtraditional technical concepts | 100% | 0% |
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QUESTION#8 | Yes | No |
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GC/GE helpful teachingmultidisciplinary | 94% | 6% |
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QUESTION#9 | TOP5 OPEN-ENDEDRESPONSES | |||||
What is the single most important action thatwould help advance the implementation ofgreen chemistry and green engineeringeducation? | Funding for more research, curriculum development, teaching materials, U.S. chemical policy reviews, and other GC/GE causes Educational materials and textbooks Awareness at all levels of education. professional societies, and industry Employer demand Required curriculum in classroom | |||||
QUESTION#10 | TOP5 RESPONSES | |||||
Who is responsible for taking action? | Federal, state, and local government Educational institutions Industry, especially those involved with GC/GE Professional societies (e.g., American Chemical Society) All of the above | |||||
