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Autor/inn/en | Dika, Sandra L.; Alvarez, Jaquelina; Santos, Jeannette; Suárez, Oscar Marcelo |
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Titel | A Social Cognitive Approach to Understanding Engineering Career Interest and Expectations among Underrepresented Students in School-Based Clubs |
Quelle | In: Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 17 (2016) 1, S.31-36 (6 Seiten)
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 1557-5284 |
Schlagwörter | Social Cognition; Engineering Education; Vocational Interests; Expectation; Educational Attainment; Occupational Aspiration; Academic Aspiration; Disproportionate Representation; Middle School Students; High School Students; Low Income Students; Youth Clubs; Questionnaires; Predictor Variables; Least Squares Statistics; Regression (Statistics); Likert Scales; STEM Education; Statistical Analysis; Puerto Rico Soziale Kognition; Ingenieurausbildung; Berufsinteresse; Expectancy; Erwartung; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Berufsneigung; Berufsziel; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; High school; High schools; Oberschule; Studentin; Jugendfreizeitstätte; Fragebogen; Prädiktor; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Likert-Skala; STEM; Statistische Analyse |
Abstract | Interest in engineering at early stages of the educational career is one important precursor to choosing to study engineering in college, and engineering-related clubs are designed to foster such interest and diversify the engineering pipeline. In this study, the researchers employed a social cognitive career theory framework to examine level of interest in studying engineering and expected educational attainment among underrepresented low-income middle and high school students participating in materials science and engineering (MSE) clubs. Questionnaire data were collected from over 200 MSE club participants in low-income public middle and high schools in Puerto Rico. The results indicate that perceived value of engineering is useful in predicting career interest among underrepresented middle and high school students; however, traditional predictors of educational interests and attainment (gender, mother's education, parent expectations) exert the strongest influence on engineering interest and attainment expectations. (As Provided). |
Anmerkungen | Institute for STEM Education and Research. P.O. Box 4001, Auburn, AL 36831. Tel: 334-844-3360; Web site: http://www.jstem.org |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
Update | 2020/1/01 |