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Tiêu đề
Work in progress: Is engineering for me? A qualitative case study of first-year students
Tác giả
Bailey T.L.; Sheppard S.D.
Năm xuất bản
2006
Source title
Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE
Số trích dẫn
1
DOI
10.1109/FIE.2006.322550
Liên kết
Tóm tắt
This work in progress describes the experiences of two first-year students from a cohort of eight prospective engineering students at a private university in the western United States. The work presented is part of an ongoing qualitative case study of the cohort of students as they navigate through their undergraduate career. Our preliminary findings provide some initial insights into the intensely personal and largely unshared complex academic major decision process. Over the course of the first year, one student discovered an aptitude for studies outside of engineering, while the other, in pursuit of a more well-rounded education, began to consider alternate pathways towards an engineering career. These narratives illustrate two exits out of undergraduate engineering; both related to the tensions between the students' interest in engineering and other areas of study. The data referenced are based on semi-structured ethnographic interviews with the students at the conclusion of their freshman year. © 2006 IEEE.
Từ khóa
First-year engineering; Liberal education; Persistence; Qualitative methods
Tài liệu tham khảo
Seymour E., Hewitt N.M., Talking About Leaving: Why Undergraduates Leave the Sciences, (1997); Adelman C., Women and Men of the Engineering Path: A Model Analysis of Undergraduate Careers, (1998); A Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, (2004); The 2003-2004 Undergraduate Engineering Student Handbook, (2003); The 2003-2004 The University of Coleman Course Catalog, (2003)
Nơi xuất bản
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Hình thức xuất bản
Conference paper
Open Access
Nguồn
Scopus