DocumentCode :
2792555
Title :
Including engineering students
Author :
Anderson-Rowland, Mary R. ; Urban, Joseph E. ; Haag, Susan G.
Author_Institution :
Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ, USA
Volume :
2
fYear :
2000
fDate :
2000
Abstract :
The recruitment and retention of engineering students is a challenging process. Few students are choosing engineering as a major upon entry to college and over half of those who begin engineering do not graduate with an engineering degree. Research has shown that the sense of belonging or being “included” is a major factor in the retention of engineering students. Among the factors of a student who is at risk of dropping out are low income, minority, first-generation college, commuter, campus social isolation, and poor social adjustment. Recognizing the need for students to be included, the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Arizona State University has taken several steps to break down the walls of non-inclusiveness. A strong infrastructure for student support is contained in the Office of Student Affairs and Special Programs. Within this structure are special programs for recruiting and retaining female, ethnic minority and freshmen students. These programs and their impact on retention are discussed, with special attention paid to commuter students. An evaluation of the “inclusive” programs and plans for future endeavors are given
Keywords :
engineering education; human factors; prejudicial factors; teaching; College of Engineering and Applied Sciences; campus social isolation; college; commuter students; engineering degree; engineering students; ethnic minority; first-generation college; freshmen students; non-inclusiveness; recruitment; retention; social adjustment; special programs; student support; Contacts; Demography; Economic indicators; Educational institutions; Engineering education; Engineering profession; Engineering students; Mathematics; Recruitment; Switches;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference, 2000. FIE 2000. 30th Annual
Conference_Location :
Kansas City, MO
ISSN :
0190-5848
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6424-4
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.2000.896554
Filename :
896554
Link To Document :
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