Comparison of Returning and Direct Pathway Graduate Engineering Students

Autor/inn/en	Gross, Elizabeth; Peters, Diane L.
Titel	Comparison of Returning and Direct Pathway Graduate Engineering Students
Quelle	In: Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 69 (2021) 3, S.145-168 (24 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Gross, Elizabeth) ORCID (Peters, Diane L.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0737-7363
DOI	10.1080/07377363.2020.1847968
Schlagwörter	Graduate Students; Student Characteristics; Student Educational Objectives; Student Motivation; Masters Degrees; Bachelors Degrees; Engineering Education; Reentry Students; Self Efficacy; Teamwork; Decision Making; Grade Point Average; Long Range Planning; Retention (Psychology); Differences; Intellectual Disciplines + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Schulische Motivation; 'Bachelor''s degrees'; Bachelor-Studiengang; Ingenieurausbildung; Zweiter Bildungsweg; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Langfristige Planung; Merkfähigkeit; Unterscheiden; Geisteswissenschaften
Abstract	Some graduate engineering students, returners, have spent many years in industry before returning to school. Others, direct pathway students, complete a master's degree along with the undergraduate degree or go back to school fairly quickly after their undergraduate degree has been obtained. The focus of this study was to investigate the differences and similarities in direct pathway and returners. Differences include the rationale for obtaining a degree, the assumption that teamwork is essential to success, and specific self-efficacy statements. Those who have spent time in industry change disciplines more often. Similarities include no difference in graduate grade point averages (GPAs), while undergraduate GPAs are different for the two groups, and there is no difference in the calculus concept inventory. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01