On the development of a professional identity: Engineering persisters vs engineering switchers

Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Pierrakos, Olga ^a   Beam, Thi Kay ^a   Constantz, Jamie ^a   Johri, Aditya ^b   Anderson, Robin ^c  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b State University   (United States)

^c Center for Assessment and Research Studies   (United States)

Author keywords

Freshman engineering students; Identity development; Identity theory; Recruitment and retention

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING ENROLLMENTS; FOCUS GROUPS; FRESHMAN ENGINEERING; FRESHMAN ENGINEERING STUDENTS; GAIN INSIGHT; PERSISTERS; PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY; THROUGH THE LENS;

ELECTRIC SWITCHGEAR; EMPLOYMENT; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; HEALTH RISKS; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

STUDENTS;

EID: 77951450355     PISSN: 15394565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/FIE.2009.5350571     Document Type: Conference Paper

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