An exploration of cross-disciplinary engineering education research collaborations

Abstract

At a time when an increasing number of engineering academics are conducting research in the engineering education field it is important for them to recognise when they should collaborate with researchers from other fields. This paper begins with a story about a successful cross-disciplinary engineering education research collaboration that the author has been involved in for more than five years. The paper then provides readers with an insight into how cross-disciplinary engineering education research projects may be established and then discusses some of the structures and processes the collaborators can use to facilitate quality research outcomes