Women Engineers: Factors And Obstacles Related To The Pursuit Of A Degree In Engineering

Cordova-Wentling, Rose Mary; Camacho, Cristina

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“…The Anderson-Rowland report indicated, "One of the best ways to influence a student to study engineering as their major field is for them to have a family member or know a friend who is an engineer" (Anderson-Rowland, 1996). In fact, 44 % of the 89 female engineering graduates surveyed in one study indicated a male engineer role model in their family played a role in their decision to study engineering (Cordova-Wentling & Camacho, 2006). These differing findings between this study and the Anderson-Rowland, and Cordova-Wentling studies may be due to the significant differences in the ages of the survey participants.…”

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Assessment Of An Engineering Technology Outreach Program For 4th-7th Grade Girls

Dell

Christman

Garrick

2011

AJEE

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<div class="page" title="Page 1"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><p><span>This paper describes a workshop led by female Engineering Technology students, with support from female faculty, to provide an introduction to Engineering Technology to 4th </span><span>– </span><span>7th grade girls through a series of interactive laboratory experiments. This outreach program was developed to improve attitudes towards science and engineering in middle school-aged girls by making science tangible and fun. The workshop takes place on a college campus and makes use of four different Engineering Technology laboratories. Each lab activity includes a hands-on experiment, beginning with an overview of the engineering technology discipline and a brief description of the theories related to the experiment. The day culminates with a panel session between the participants and the college students. An ancillary outcome of the program is that it serves as a community building event for female Engineering Technology college students. Connections are developed between the students and between students and faculty in the college. The college students gain the satisfaction of influencing the attitudes of participants and develop critical communication skills. An attitude survey given to participants before and after the workshop shows that participation in these workshops results in a more positive attitude towards science and technology. College student volunteers were also surveyed after the workshop to determine the impact of their participation. A full workshop description is given in this paper as well as analysis of the assessment results for the participants and the college students. </span></p></div></div></div>

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Assessment Of An Engineering Technology Outreach Program For 4th-7th Grade Girls

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Garrick

2011

AJEE

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“…Outreach Programs Focused for Girls During last ten years, several projects have attempted to attract more women and minority into engineering careers. A survey of students in grades 9-12 indicated that only 2-3% of women in high school express an intention to study engineering; conversely, 16% of high school men declared that they plan to pursue an engineering degree [20]. Batten College of Engineering (BCET) and the Girl Scouts of Colonial Coast collaborated in 2017 on a project [21] funded by Office of Naval Research to attract more girls to engineering careers.…”

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Engineering Technology Programs Outreach to K-12

Verma¹

2020 CIEC Proceedings

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The Engineering Technology (ET) degree emphasizes hands-on application and implementation. Graduates holding this degree play a valuable role in economically growing the US and keeping it internationally competitive. However, "engineering and engineering technology, are widely misunderstood… the public sector (employers, students, high-school counselors, politicians and the general public) needs to be educated as to the particular value of each," according to Engineering.com [1]. The National Academy of Engineering states, "Unlike the much better-known field of engineering, engineering technology is unfamiliar to most Americans and goes unmentioned in most policy discussions about the US technical workforce. This is even though workers in this field play an important role in supporting the nation's infrastructure and capacity for innovation" [2].In the above context, outreach by ET programs to K-12 constituents including students, teachers, and even parents is extremely important. The outreach activity can take many forms. It may be as simple as a visit to classroom either by ET faculty or students to a K-12 classroom for a show and tell. Inviting high school and middle school students and teachers to engineering open houses and campus visits can be another effective method. In addition to these traditional methods, new and innovative methods of outreach can use social media tools to reach out to students and parents. Another method for increasing awareness about ET programs is via career day events. This paper discusses various methods for outreach including some case studies of tried and tested methods.

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Interactions among undergraduate engineers: How care and respect are demonstrated among peers

Austin

Creamer

2011

2011 Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE)

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Women Engineers: Factors And Obstacles Related To The Pursuit Of A Degree In Engineering

Abstract: Her research interests relate to the career development of women in management, information technology, and engineering. Her reseach also focuses on diversity and human behavior in engineering.

Cited by 4 publications

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Assessment Of An Engineering Technology Outreach Program For 4th-7th Grade Girls

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Engineering Technology Programs Outreach to K-12

Interactions among undergraduate engineers: How care and respect are demonstrated among peers

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