Becoming an engineer in public universities : pathways for women and minorities / edited by Kathryn M. Borman, Will Tyson, and Rhoda H. Halperin
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- 出版： New York : Palgrave Macmillan 2010
- 叢書名： Palgrave studies in urban education
- 主題： Women engineering students--Florida--Case studies , Minority college students--Florida--Case studies , College dropouts--United States--Prevention
- 版本：1st ed.
- ISBN： 9780230106826 、 023010682X
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- 書目註：Based on research conducted in a three-year, mixed-method, multi-site National Science Foundation, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program (STEP) Project, thisbook offers a comprehensive look into how engineering department culture and climate impacts the successful retention of female and under-represented minoritycollege students. The editors provide valuable insight into how engineering programs support female and minority students and what strategiesstudents employ to successfully complete engineering programs, while also addressing policies and practices that will best serve engineers inthe 21st century Includes bibliographical references and index
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- 系統號： 005171354 | 機讀編目格式
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Introduction: The Scarcity of Scientists and Engineers, a Hidden Crisis in the U.S. / KathrynM. Borman, Rhoda Halperin, and Will Tyson -- Producing STEM Graduates in Florida: Understanding theFlorida Context / Bridget A. Cotner, Cassandra Workman Whaler, and Will Tyson -- To Stay or to Switch? Why Students Leave Engineering Programs / Will Tyson, Chrystal A.S. Smith, and Arland Nguema Ndong-- Pedagogy and Preparation: Learning to be an Engineer / Rebekah S. Heppner, Reginald S. Lee andHesborn O. Wao -- Program Climate: Engineering Social and Academic Fit / Hesborn O. Wao and Reginald S Lee -- Program Culture: How Departmental Values Facilitate Program Efficacy / Susan ChanderbhanForde, Cynthia A. Grace, and Bridget A. Cotner -- Making the Transition: The Two-to Four-Year Institution Transfer Experience / Cassandra Workman Whaler and Jason E. Miller -- Voices from the Field: Strategies for Enhancing Engineering Programs / Kathryn M. Borman, Will Tyson, and Cassandra WorkmanWhaler