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Title: Gendered Interests in Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering: Intersections with Career Outcome Expectations
Language: English
Authors: Potvin, Geoff (ORCID 0000-0002-8164-2309), McGough, Catherine, Benson, Lisa (ORCID 0000-0001-5517-2289), Boone, Hank J., Doyle, Jacqueline, Godwin, Allison (ORCID 0000-0002-0741-3356), Kirn, Adam (ORCID 0000-0001-6344-5072), Ma, Beverly, Rohde, Jacqueline, Ross, Monique, Verdin, Dina
Source: IEEE Transactions on Education. Nov 2018 61(4):298-304.
Availability: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. 445 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854. Tel: 732-981-0060; Web site: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentIssue.jsp?punumber=13
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 7
Publication Date: 2018
Sponsoring Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Contract Number: EEC1428523
EEC1428689
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Gender Differences, STEM Education, Engineering Education, Disproportionate Representation, Student Attitudes, Student Interests, Computer Science, Biomedicine, Design, Occupational Aspiration, Womens Education, Undergraduate Study
DOI: 10.1109/TE.2018.2859825
ISSN: 0018-9359
Abstract: Contribution: The current study finds that female-identified students report stronger associations between "helping others" and interest in bioengineering/biomedical engineering than non-females, while they report less interest in electrical and computer engineering overall, with similar associations to factors such as "inventing/designing things" than non-females. Background: While women have made gains in STEM, electrical and computer engineering programs award 13% of their Bachelor's degrees to women while bioengineering/biomedical engineering programs award over 40%. Prior work suggests that women's persistent under-representation in electrical and computer engingeering may be due to them being drawn into other disciplines. Women persist in engineering at similar rates as men, so a better understanding of early college attitudes is needed. Research Questions: (1) How are career outcome expectations associated to electrical engineering, computer engineering, and bioengineering/biomedical engineering? (2) What are females' interests in electrical engineering, computer engineering, and bioengineering/biomedical engineering? (3) Are outcome expectations and major interests distinct for female-identified students? Methodology: Regression analyses were conducted on multiply-imputed data of introductory engineering students at four public universities in the U.S. Findings: Students associate inventing/designing things and "developing new knowledge and skills" to electrical engineering, and associate inventing/designing things and "working with people" (negative) to computer engineering. Students associate helping others and "supervising others" (negative) to bioengineering/biomedical engineering. Female-identified students are less interested in electrical and computer engineering, more interested in bioengineering/biomedical engineering, and associate helping others to bioengineering/biomedical engineering more strongly.
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Number of References: 35
Entry Date: 2018
Accession Number: EJ1195326
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