Work in progress: Is engineering for me? A qualitative case study of first-year students

被引：0

作者：

Bailey, Tori L. ^{[1
]}

Sheppard, Sheri D. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Stanford Univ, Dept Mech Engn, Stanford, CA 94305 USA

来源：

36TH ANNUAL FRONTIERS IN EDUCATION, CONFERENCE PROGRAM, VOLS 1-4: BORDERS: INTERNATIONAL, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL | 2006年

基金：

美国国家科学基金会;

关键词：

first-year engineering; persistence; liberal education; qualitative methods;

D O I：

暂无

中图分类号：

TP [自动化技术、计算机技术];

学科分类号：

0812 ;

摘要：

This work in progress describes the experiences of two first-year students from a cohort of eight prospective engineering students at a private university in the western United States. The work presented is part of an ongoing qualitative case study of the cohort of students as they navigate through their undergraduate career. Our preliminary findings provide some initial insights into the intensely personal and largely unshared complex academic major decision process. Over the course of the first year, one student discovered an aptitude for studies outside Of engineering, while the other, in pursuit of a more well-rounded education, began to consider alternate pathways towards an engineering career. These narratives illustrate two exits out of undergraduate engineering; both related to the tensions between the students' interest in engineering and other areas of study. The data referenced are based on semi.-structured ethnographic interviews with the students at the conclusion of their freshman year.

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页码：1537 / +

页数：2