0 Is CS Education ...Engineering Education??

So if you haven't realized yet, I have an interest in the teaching and learning of computer (and information) science. My interest are diverse and include tools to teach (ie. educational technology, ITS), pedagogy, culturally relevant curriculum and issues surrounding recruitment and diversity.

I'm in the process of deciding where to go for a PhD program and it came to my attention that most people doing CS Education research are not in Engineering Education departments. Is this because most people don't consider CS and Engineering discipline? Is an Engineering Education department the place for someone interested in Computer Science education? Most people doing CS Ed research are in CS departments.

These are some of my thoughts:

• In ENGE you gain the background/experience in education
  
• You have an entire academic community/network, whereas in a CS Department you will usually only have a group/lab of several students and faculty members
• With a degree in CS (with a CS Ed focus) you can (easily) obtain employment in CS or ENGE, whereas the opposite may not be as easy. Of course, it would depend on your experience.
  
• It seems as though Computer Engineers are underrepresented in ENGE departments, so computing (educ.) research is not as prevalent. (Whats the deal with all the MechE's?? :)
  

My final thought is that it depends on what area of CS Ed a person is interested in....

Will sign on later with more thoughts...