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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"Engineering Careers"”.
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Identifying motivational factors to increase the selection of a career in the engineering profession
… 2020). To recruit the best talent into engineering careers and address the increasing shortfall of highly skilled workers across the industry, my enquiry explores the influences, needs and motivators specific or unique to engineering careers. Identification of these factors in career …
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Voices in the Mountains: A Qualitative Study Exploring Factors Influencing Appalachian High School Students' Engineering Career Goals
… exists which broadly examines choices to pursue engineering degrees, information specifically related to Appalachian students' career choice toward engineering is limited. Engineering typically represents high paying, stable jobs so it is particularly important to understand what attracts …
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Lesson Plan and Workbook for Introducing Python Game Programming to Support the Advancing Out-of-School Learning in Mathematics and Engineering (AOLME) Project
… trend in the world of science, technology, engineering, and mathematic (STEM) fields. It has become apparent that students from under-represented groups get little to no experience or practice in the field of engineering. This apparent lack of exposure to engineering knowledge and practice …
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3DDP Engineering Design Intervention Impacts on Student Perceptions, Attitudes, and Interest towards Engineering
<p>The study, “3DDP Engineering Design Intervention Impacts on Student Perceptions, Attitudes, and Interest Towards Engineering” explored the impact of a culturally responsive, semi-formal 3D printing (3DDP) intervention on middle school students' perceptions, attitudes, and interest in …
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The Career Goal-Setting Processes of Black Woman Engineering Majors
… to reduce inequities in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) job market, huge disparities remain for both African Americans and women in those sectors of employment. Extant literature affirms that Black women encounter various challenges when pursuing STEM careers. More …
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A unicorn's tale: Examining the experiences of Black women in engineering industry
… and yet they are grossly underrepresented in engineering. They comprise 6.4 % of the U.S. population and only 0.72 % of engineering industry. Meanwhile, engineers have been identified as the key to the United States’ ability to maintain its prominence and leadership in a competitive global …
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Experiences of African American male engineering students: a qualitative analysis
… were essentially invisible in the science and engineering academic and professional communities (Babco, 2001a). The few who did earn degrees in these fields, obtained them primarily from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), and these institutions also served as the primary …
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Culture matters: factors affecting the persistence of European American and Asian women in two U.S. engineering doctoral programs
Over 50% of the students enrolled in engineering doctoral programs in the U.S. are foreign nationals, with the majority of these students coming from Asian countries (primarily China, Korea, India, and Taiwan). The present study was designed to better understand the factors that affect the …
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The Experiences of African-American Males on Multiracial Student Teams in Engineering
Team projects in engineering are critical sites for professional and personal development as students interact with peers and faculty on projects designed to simulate engineering work. These projects allow students to try on professional roles and establish a sense of identity within their field, …
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The Role of Mathematics in Engineering Practice and in the Formation of Engineers
… research investigated the role of mathematics in engineering practice and whether there is a relationship between students’ experiences with school mathematics and their choice of engineering as a career. The study was inspired by the observation that there is a lacuna in the scholarly literature …
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People not Print: Exploring Engineering Future Possible Self Development in Rural Areas of Tennessee's Cumberland Plateau
… of Tennessee's Cumberland Plateau area perceive engineering as a future career. This area is a portion of the greater Appalachian region, which has historically, faced disproportionate economic struggles when compared to other areas of the United States. However, little research on career choice …
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Effects of Motivational Beliefs and Instructional Practice on Students' Intention to Pursue Majors and Careers in Engineering
… beliefs and their intention to pursue majors and careers in engineering. The difference between the two groups was in terms of instruction techniques used. The instructional techniques used for the traditional group was that of traditional engineering design (TED), while the technique used for the …
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Career Goals and Actions of Early Career Engineering Graduates
Much of engineering education research focuses on improving undergraduate engineering education. However, in order to help new engineers prepare for and successfully transition to the workplace, and therefore improve retention within the engineering practice, it is vitally important to understand …
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Modeling career paths in Biomedical Quality Engineering
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2024-05-01