Beddoes, K. D., & Montfort, D., & Brown, S. A. (2015, June), Epistemological Foundations of Global Competencies: A New Theory to Advance Research on Global Competencies  Paper presented at 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, Washington. 10.18260/p.24017

\bibitem{asee_peer_24017}
  Beddoes, K. D., \& Montfort, D., \& Brown, S. A. (2015, June), \emph{Epistemological Foundations of Global Competencies: A New Theory to Advance Research on Global Competencies}
  Paper presented at 2015 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Seattle, Washington.
  10.18260/p.24017

Kacey D Beddoes, Devlin Montfort, and Shane A. Brown P.E..  "Epistemological Foundations of Global Competencies: A New Theory to Advance Research on Global Competencies".  2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, Washington, 2015, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2015.  https://strategy.asee.org/24017 Internet.  08 Jul, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_24017}
  Kacey D Beddoes, Devlin Montfort, and Shane A. Brown P.E..
  "Epistemological Foundations of Global Competencies: A New Theory to Advance Research on Global Competencies".
  \emph{2015 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Seattle, Washington, 2015, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2015.
  https://strategy.asee.org/24017 Internet.  08 Jul, 2024

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AB  -                Epistemological Foundations of Global CompetenciesHistorians and sociologists of engineering have shown that engineering has been – and continuesto be – practiced differently across different countries. Indeed one definition of “globalcompetency” for engineers is the “ability to work with those who define and solve problemsdifferently.” Thus, it is not only cultures that differ, but also engineering content and practicesthat differ across time and space. Global competency therefore requires understanding thatengineers in other countries have different knowledge, which in turn requires an epistemologythat accommodates sophisticated knowledge beliefs. Epistemologies also vary with nationalcultures, and part of being able to understand one’s own knowledge is understanding that othershave different epistemological beliefs.The aim of this paper is to demonstrate that personal epistemologies, which are an underexploredfacet of global competencies, may be useful in understanding and predicting global worksuccesses or readiness. One central goal is to introduce the concept of personal epistemology,which is not yet commonly engaged in engineering education. We begin by summarizingattempts to define or operationalize global competency, we then give an overview of the conceptof personal epistemology and identify relationships between global competency and personalepistemology. Following that we describe our study design before presenting preliminaryfindings on how our personal epistemology research is related to global competency. The paperconcludes by explaining how our work addresses limitations of current scholarship on globalcompetency and describing our future work.To accomplish the aims of this paper, we present findings that emerged from an existing in-depthdataset on the development of students’ and engineers’ personal epistemologies. Data for thispaper come from qualitative interviews with engineering students and practicing engineers fromthe United States. When the study began in 2011, participants were civil engineering students intheir sophomore year and civil engineering graduates beginning new jobs. Interviews focused ondevelopment of personal epistemologies from the sophomore year of college through the secondyear of engineering practice.We identified three ways in which the construct of personal epistemology is related to globalcompetency, as well as three avenues for future research that can provide empirical,theoretically-grounded findings on attributes and experiences related to global technical work.Understanding engineers’ personal epistemologies could provide new insight into how toimprove and prepare for international work experiences.This paper suggests that personal epistemologies, which are an underexplored facet of globalcompetencies, may be useful in understanding and predicting global work successes or readinessin several ways. Personal epistemologies are a foundational way to approach global competencyand could provide new insights into challenges experienced with developing globalcompetencies.  
AU  - Kacey D Beddoes
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TI  - Epistemological Foundations of Global Competencies: A New Theory to Advance Research on Global Competencies
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