Becoming an engineer in public universities: pathways for women and minorities

Based on research conducted in a three year, mixed-method, multi-site National Science Foundation, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program Project, this book offers a comprehensive look into how engineering department culture and climate impacts the successful retention of female and minority college students. INDICE: Introduction: The Scarcity of Scientists and Engineers, a Hidden Crisis in the U.S.; K.M.Borman , R.Halperin & W.Tyson Producing STEM Graduates in Florida: Understanding the Florida Context; B.A.Cotner , C.Workman Whaler &W.Tyson To Stay or to Switch? Why Students Leave Engineering Programs; W.Tyson , C.A.S.Smith & A.Nguema Ndong Pedagogy and Preparation: Learning to be an Engineer; R.S.Heppner , R.S.Lee & H.O.Wao Program Climate: Engineering Social and Academic Fit; H.O.Wao & R.S.Lee Program Culture: How Departmental Values Facilitate Program Efficacy; S.Chanderbhan Forde, C.A.Grace & B.A.Cotner Making the Transition: The Two-to Four-Year Institution Transfer Experience; C.Workman Whaler & J.E.Miller Voices from the Field: Strategies for Enhancing Engineering Programs; K.M.Borman , W.Tyson & C.Workman Whaler

• ISBN: 978-0-230-61935-7
• Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 240
• Fecha Publicación: 25/05/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés