Corporate Internships, Undergraduate Research, and Finances: Successful African American Engineers' Consideration of Immediate Workforce Entry or Graduate School

Autor/in	Newman, Christopher B.
Titel	Corporate Internships, Undergraduate Research, and Finances: Successful African American Engineers' Consideration of Immediate Workforce Entry or Graduate School
Quelle	In: Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 21 (2020) 1, S.11-17 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1557-5284
Schlagwörter	Internship Programs; Student Research; Economic Status; Undergraduate Students; African American Students; Engineering Education; Computer Science Education; Student Experience; College Graduates; College Faculty; Administrators; Labor Force; Graduate Study + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Berufspraktische Ausbildung; Studentenforschung; African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Ingenieurausbildung; Computer science lessons; Informatikunterricht; Studienerfahrung; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Fakultät; Labour force; Arbeitskraft; Erwerbsbevölkerung; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium
Abstract	This study was based on a multiple case study of two Predominantly White Institutions. Interviews were conducted with 61 individuals including undergraduate and graduate engineering and computer science majors and recent graduates, faculty, and administrators. This study focuses specifically on how students' experiences with corporate internships, undergraduate research, and their financial status informed their consideration of immediate workforce entry or graduate school. The findings from this study indicate that students who participated in corporate internships overwhelmingly intended to pursue the labor market immediately following completion of her/his bachelor's degree. Conversely, students who were engaged in undergraduate research tended to express a desire to pursue graduate school. Finances appeared to play a key consideration in participants' decision to enter the workforce or seek graduate school. [Note: The month range shown in the full text (January-March) is incorrect. The correct month range is January-May.] (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	2024/1/01