Barriers to student success in engineering education

被引：17

作者：

Boles W. ^{[1
]}

Whelan K. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD

来源：

European Journal of Engineering Education | 2017年 / 42卷 / 04期

关键词：

attrition; barriers to learning; engineering education; learning environment; Retention; student success;

D O I：

10.1080/03043797.2016.1189879

中图分类号：

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摘要：

In the UK, the USA and Australia, there have been calls for an increase in the number of engineering graduates to meet the needs of current global challenges. Universities around the world have been grappling with how to both attract more engineering students and to then retain them. Attrition from engineering programmes is disturbingly high. This paper reports on an element of research undertaken through an Australian Learning and Teaching Council-funded Fellowship that investigated the factors leading to student attrition in engineering programmes, by identifying barriers to student success. Here, we contrast a review of the literature related to student barriers and success with student perceptions, gathered through a series of focus groups and interviews at three Australian universities. We also present recommendations for action to try to remove barriers to student success. © 2016 SEFI.

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页码：368 / 381

页数：13

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