Design Methods and Practices for Research of Project Management, 2nd Edition

2CRITICAL ENGAGEMENT OF PREVIOUS RESEARCH

Steven Nijhuis

DOI: 10.4324/9781003469513-3

Introduction

Higher education teaches their students project management in several professions, such as Information and Communication Technology (ICT), and Engineering, and Construction (Car et al., 2010; Divjak & Kukec, 2008; Lebcir et al., 2008; McDonald, 2001; Mengel, 2008; Nooriafsha & Todhunter, 2004; Reif & Mitri, 2005; Rennie & White, 2002; Rooij, 2009; Stoyan, 2008). Crawford et al. (2006) state: “Project management is offered as a significant component in a range of undergraduate and postgraduate academic qualifications, including construction, engineering and IT,” which is in line with the desire to make the higher education studies more relevant ...