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Education Improvement in Construction Ethics

Publication: Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice
Volume 134, Issue 1
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The writers appreciate the National Science Council in Taiwan for supporting this project (Project NSC 89-2516-S-324-003). The writers also appreciate the 10 experts of the Delphi group for participating in this research. The writers express our gratitude to the two referees.

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W. S. King
Professor, Dept. of Construction Engineering, Chaoyang Univ. of Technology, 168 Jifong E. Rd., Wufong, Taichung County, Taiwan 413, R.O.C. E-mail: [email protected]
L. Duan
Senior Bridge Engineer, California Dept. of Transportation, Sacramento, CA, 95916.
W. F. Chen
Professor and Dean, College of Engineering, Univ. of Hawaii at Manoa, Holmes Hall 240, 2540 Dole St., Honolulu. HI 96822.
C. L. Pan
Professor, Dept. of Construction Engineering, Chaoyang Univ. of Technology, 168 Jifong E. Rd., Wufong, Taichung County, Taiwan 413, R.O.C.

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