Pursuing an Engineering Major: Social Capital of Women and Underrepresented Minorities

Autor/inn/en	Skvoretz, John; Kersaint, Gladis; Campbell-Montalvo, Rebecca; Ware, Jonathan D.; Smith, Chrystal A. S.; Puccia, Ellen; Martin, Julie P.; Lee, Reginald; MacDonald, George; Wao, Hesborn
Titel	Pursuing an Engineering Major: Social Capital of Women and Underrepresented Minorities
Quelle	In: Studies in Higher Education, 45 (2020) 3, S.592-607 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Campbell-Montalvo, Rebecca)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0307-5079
DOI	10.1080/03075079.2019.1609923
Schlagwörter	Engineering Education; Females; Social Capital; Academic Persistence; School Holding Power; Student Attitudes; High Schools; Decision Making; Minority Group Students; Disproportionate Representation; Gender Differences; Ethnic Groups; Parent Child Relationship; Teacher Student Relationship; Undergraduate Students; Longitudinal Studies; Majors (Students); Social Networks + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ingenieurausbildung; Weibliches Geschlecht; Sozialkapital; Schülerverhalten; High school; Oberschule; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Ethnie; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk
Abstract	As part of a longitudinal research effort that examines the influence of social capital on differential persistence and retention among undergraduate engineering majors, this study examines how engineering degree-related social capital differs for first-year engineering students by gender and ethno-racial groups. Social capital is operationalized as a person's network of relationships with individuals who hold influential positions (e.g. parent, teacher, advisers) and access to resources that support persistence in engineering programs. Our data comprise survey responses from 2186 first-year engineering students, from eleven diverse colleges and universities, who provided information about their participation in engineering-related courses, activities, and programs while in high school as well as the individuals who influenced their decision to pursue an engineering major. We found few differences in social capital between men and women, but found many differences among ethno-racial groups, which suggests that different levels of social capital could influence students' persistence and retention. (As Provided).
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Update	2022/1/01