Career quandaries of activist environmental engineering graduates in Indonesia

Nilan, Pam; Wibawanto, Gregorius Ragil

doi:10.1080/13504622.2019.1648769

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“…In contrast, another participant expressed that financial stability is an expectation after graduating with an engineering degree and pursuing their first post-graduation career. A similar trend was found that students may also have other motivations, meshed along with their financial considerations, revealing that "at the personal level, they were also concerned about under-employment, low income, low social status and family disappointment if they did not maximize the benefits of their degree in environmental engineering" [40].…”

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Inspiring Sustainability in Undergraduate Engineering Programs

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Reid,

Knight

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The number of engineers who are transitioning into environmental sustainability careers is growing, though a gap still exists between the supply and demand. This presents an opportunity for undergraduate engineering students to fulfill the demand as environmental sustainability professionals. This qualitative exploratory study investigated environmental sustainability learning experiences and future career interests in environmental sustainability. The social cognitive theory (SCCT) was utilized as a theoretical lens, exploring undergraduate students’ environmental sustainability interests, related learning experiences and their interest in pursuing a future career in environmental sustainability. Twenty-five undergraduate engineering students in various engineering disciplines were interviewed for this study. Data were analyzed to (1) identify the students’ interest in pursuing a career in environmental sustainability, (2) determine if the students’ interests have changed since they began their undergraduate studies, and (3) explore how learning experiences have impacted the students’ future career choices. The findings posit that exposure to environmental sustainability learning experiences is impactful and plays an important role, impacting the students’ interests in pursuing careers in sustainability. The results reveal that elements such as personal beliefs and salary considerations inspire career choices. This research contributes to addressing the demand for additional working professionals who are prepared to tackle environmental sustainability issues, highlighting the role of learning experiences in shaping students’ career interests.

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“…"An effective sustainability curriculum is deliberately constructed with the aim to graduate students with the capacities to be effective systemic change agents" [43]. By making the SDGs an intentional part of the curriculum, students may be more open to address sustainability issues in their careers [40].…”

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Inspiring Sustainability in Undergraduate Engineering Programs

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Reid,

Knight

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“…In contrast, another participant expressed that financial stability is an expectation after graduating with an engineering degree and pursuing their first post-graduation career. Nilan et al found a similar trend that students may also have other motivations, meshed along with their financial considerations, revealing, "At the personal level, they were also concerned about under-employment, low income, low social status and family disappointment if they did not maximize the benefits of their degree in environmental engineering" [20] (p.1779).…”

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Inspiring Sustainability in Undergraduate Engineering Programs

Griesinger,

Reid,

Knight

et al. 2024

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The number of engineers who are transitioning into environmental sustainability careers is growing, though a gap still exists between supply and demand. This presents an opportunity for undergraduate engineering students to fulfill the demand as environmental sustainability professionals. This qualitative exploratory study investigated environmental sustainability learning experiences and future career interests in environmental sustainability. The social cognitive theory (SCCT) was utilized as a theoretical lens, exploring undergraduate students’ environmental sustainability interests, related learning experiences and their interest in pursuing a future career in environmental sustainability. Twenty-five undergraduate engineering students in various engineering disciplines were interviewed for this study. Data were analyzed to (1) identify students’ interest in pursuing a career in environmental sustainability, (2) determine if students’ interests have changed since they began their undergraduate studies, and (3) explore how learning experiences have impacted students’ future career choice. The findings posit that exposure to environmental sustainability learning experiences is impactful and plays an important role, impacting students' interests in pursuing careers in sustainability. Results reveal that elements such as personal beliefs and salary considerations inspire career choices. This research contributes to addressing the demand for additional working professionals who are prepared to tackle environmental sustainability issues, highlighting the role of learning experiences in shaping students' career interests.

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Career quandaries of activist environmental engineering graduates in Indonesia

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Inspiring Sustainability in Undergraduate Engineering Programs

Inspiring Sustainability in Undergraduate Engineering Programs

Inspiring Sustainability in Undergraduate Engineering Programs

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