The role of gender in belonging and sense of community

Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Kissinger, Jeff ^a   Campbell, Ryan C ^a   Lombrozo, Aaron ^a   Wilson, Denise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Belonging; Gender; Persistence; Psychological sense of community; Retention

Indexed keywords

DROP-OUT; GENDER DIFFERENCES; IN-FIELD; RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES; ROLE MODEL; SENSE OF BELONGING; SENSE OF COMMUNITY; TECHNICAL FIELDS; WOMEN IN ENGINEERING;

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING; ENGINEERING EXHIBITIONS; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 77951491284     PISSN: 15394565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/FIE.2009.5350787     Document Type: Conference Paper

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