Student Enthusiasm for Engineering: Charting Changes in Student Aspirations and Motivation

Autor/inn/en	Alpay, E.; Ahearn, A. L.; Graham, R. H.; Bull, A. M. J.
Titel	Student Enthusiasm for Engineering: Charting Changes in Student Aspirations and Motivation
Quelle	In: European Journal of Engineering Education, 33 (2008) 5-6, S.573-585 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0304-3797
Schlagwörter	Engineering Education; Student Motivation; Student Recruitment; Academic Aspiration; Occupational Aspiration; Undergraduate Students; Student Surveys; Questionnaires; Attitude Change; Foreign Countries; Student Educational Objectives; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ingenieurausbildung; Schulische Motivation; Berufsneigung; Berufsziel; Schülerbefragung; Fragebogen; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; Ausland; Großbritannien
Abstract	Many recent teaching initiatives in engineering education have the underlying premise of improving student engagement with global issues and providing first-hand experience of complex problems associated with sustainable development and production. A greater understanding of actual motivational drivers may help in student recruitment and retention, and address, e.g. gender disparity. In this work, student motivations and aspirations are explored through a cross-faculty survey of undergraduate engineering students. The results indicate that while many students start an engineering degree with an aspiration to "invent something new" and "make a difference to the world", these diminish with time to be dominated by issues such as financial security. Students who continue to aspire to the creative/high-impact notions of engineering also maintain an enthusiasm for engineering. However, all students desire more practical work and skills training. Based on these findings, some general recommendations are given for further inspiring students towards engineering. (Contains 6 tables, 2 figures and 3 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10