Understanding the risk of attrition in undergraduate engineering: Results from the project to assess climate in engineering

Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 319-345

  Litzler, Elizabeth ^a   Young, Jacob ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Persistence; Risk of attrition; Student experience

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION;

INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS; MULTINOMIAL LOGISTIC REGRESSION; PERCEPTIONS OF ENGINEERING; PERSISTENCE; QUALITATIVE DIFFERENCES; RISK OF ATTRITIONS; STUDENT EXPERIENCES; UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84859944535     PISSN: 10694730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2168-9830.2012.tb00052.x     Document Type: Article

References (64)

1. Adelman, C. (1998). Women and men of the engineering path: A model for analyses of undergraduate careers. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education and The National Institute for Science Education.
2. Amelink, C.T., & Creamer, E.G. (2010). Gender differences in elements of the undergraduate experience that influence satisfaction with the engineering major and the intent to pursue engineering as a career. Journal of Engineering Education, 99(1), 81-92.
3. American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). (2008). Data mining tool, 2008 undergraduate engineering enrollment data. Accessed September 25, 2009.
4. Anderson, E. L., & Kim, D. (2006). Increasing the success of minority students in science and technology. Washington DC: American Council on Education.
5. Astin, A., & Astin, H. (1992). Undergraduate science education: The impact of different college environments on the educational pipeline in the sciences. Los Angeles, CA: Higher Education Research Institute, UCLA.
6. Besterfield-Sacre, M., Atman, C. J., & Shuman, L. J. (1997). Characteristics of freshman engineering students: Models for determining student attrition in engineering. Journal of Engineering Education, 86(2), 139-150.
7. Besterfield-Sacre, M., Atman, C. J., & Shuman, L. J. (2008). Engineering student attitudes assessment. Journal of Engineering Education, 87(2), 133-142.
8. Bonous-Hammarth, M. (2000). Pathways to success: Affirming opportunities for science, mathematics, and engineering majors. Journal of Negro Education, 69(1-2), 92-111.
9. Brainard, S. G., & Carlin, L. (1998). A six-year longitudinal study of undergraduate women in engineering and science. Journal of Engineering Education, 87(4), 369-375.
10. Brainard, S. G., Metz, S. S., & Gillmore, G. (1999). WEPAN pilot climate survey: Exploring the environment for undergraduate engineering students. Proceedings of the 1999 IEEE/ISTAS Conference on Women and Technology: Historical and Professional Perspectives.
11. Burnham K. P., Anderson D. R. (1998). Model selection and inference: A practical information theoretic approach. New York, NY: Springer.
12. Campbell, P. B., Patterson, E. A., Busch-Vishniac, I., & Kibler, T. (2008). Integrating applications in the teaching of fundamental concepts. Proceedings of the 2008 Annual Conference and Exposition of the American Society for Engineering Education, Pittsburgh, PA.
13. Clewell, B. C., De Cohen, C. C., Tsui, L., Forcier, L., Gao, E.,Young, N., Deterding, N., & West, C. (2005). Final report on the evaluation of the National Science Foundation Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation Program. Washington, DC: Program for Evaluation and Equity Research (PEER), The Urban Institute.
14. Cole, D., & Espinoza, A. (2008). Examining the academic success of Latino students in science technology engineering and mathematics (STEM) majors. Journal of College Student Development, 49(4), 285-300.
15. Collins, L. M., & Lanza, S. T. (2010). Latent class and latent transition analysis: With applications in the social, behavioral, and health sciences. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
16. Crawford, M., & MacLeod, M. (1990). Gender in the college classroom: An assessment of "chilly climate" for women. Sex Roles, 23(3/4), 101-122.
17. De Cohen, C., & Deterding, N. (2009). Widening the net: National estimates of gender disparities in engineering. Journal of Engineering Education, 98(3), 211-226.
18. Diekman, A. B., Brown, E., Johnston, A., & Clark, E. (2010). Seeking congruity between goals and roles: A new look at why women opt out of STEM careers. Psychological Science, 21, 1051-1057.
19. Elliott, R., Strenta, A.C., Adair, R., Matier, M., & Scott, J. (1996). The role of ethnicity in choosing and leaving science in highly selective institutions. Research in Higher Education, 37(6), 681-709. (Pubitemid 126172769)
20. Eris, O., Chachra, D., Chen, H., Sheppard, S., Ludlow, L., Rosca, C., Bailey, T., & Toye, G. (2010). Outcomes of a longitudinal administration of the persistence in engineering survey. Journal of Engineering Education, 99(4), 371-395.
21. Fortenberry, N. L., Sullivan, J. F., Jordan, P. N., & Knight, D. W. (2007). Engineering education research aids instruction. Science, 317(5842), 1175-1176.
22. Frehill, L. M. (1997). Education and occupational sex segregation: The decision to major in engineering. The Sociological Quarterly, 38(2), 225-249. (Pubitemid 127363835)
23. Goodman, I.F., & Cunningham, C. (April 2002). Final report of The Women's Experiences in College Engineering (WECE) Project. (National Science Foundation, Grant #REC9725521 & Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Grant #96-10-16). Retrieved from http://www.grginc.com/WECE-FINAL-REPORT.pdf
24. Grandy, J. (1994). Gender and ethnic differences among science and engineering majors: Experiences, achievement, and expectations. RR-94-30. Princeton, NJ: Educational Testing Service.
25. Hagenaars, J., & McCutcheon, A. L. (2002). Applied latent class analysis. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press.
26. Hartman, H., & Hartman, M. (2006). Leaving engineering: Lessons from Rowan University's college of engineering. Journal of Engineering Education, 95(1), 49-61. (Pubitemid 43773556)
27. Huang, P., & Brainard, S. G. (2001). Identifying determinants of academic self-confidence among science, math, engineering and technology students. Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, 7(4), 315-337.
28. Hunter, A. B., Laursen, S., & Seymour, E. (2007). Becoming a scientist: The role of undergraduate research in students' cognitive, personal and professional development. Science Education, 91(1), 36-74.
29. Jones, M. T., Barlow, A. E. L., & Villarejo, M. (2010). Importance of undergraduate research for minority persistence and achievement in biology. The Journal of Higher Education, 81(1), 82-115.
30. Kilgore, D., Atman, C. J., Yasuhara, K., Barker, T. J., & Morozov, A. (2007). Considering context: A study of first year engineering students. Journal of Engineering Education, 96(4), 321-334. (Pubitemid 350073916)
31. Laanan, F. S. (2004). Studying transfer students: Part I: Instrument design and implications. Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 28, 331-351.
32. Laursen, S., Hunter, A., Seymour, E., Thiry, H., & Melton, G. (2010). Undergraduate research in the sciences: Engaging students in real science. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
33. Leslie, L. L., McClure, G. T., & Oaxaca, R. L. (1998). Women and minorities in science and engineering: A life sequence analysis. Journal of Higher Education, 69(3), 239-276.
34. Linn, M., & Kessel, C. (1996). Success in mathematics: Increasing talent and gender diversity. In A. Schoenfeld, E. Dubinsky, & J. Kaput (Eds.), Research in collegiate mathematics education. II (pp.101-144). Providence, RI: American Mathematical Society.
35. McCutcheon, A.L. (1987). Latent class analysis. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
36. McIlwee, J. S. & Robinson, J. G. (1992). Women in engineering: Gender, power and workplace culture. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.
37. Nagda, B. A., Gregerman, S. R., Jonides, J., von Hippel, W., & Lerner, J. S. (1998). Undergraduate student-faculty research partnerships affect student retention. The Review of Higher Education, 22(1), 55-72.
38. Nalbone, D. (2006). Undergraduate research experience in psychology as a predictor of graduation and retention. Mountain Rise, 3(2) Article 4. Retrieved from http://mountainrise.wcu.edu/issue.html
39. National Academy of Engineering (NAE). (2005). Educating the engineer of 2020: Adapting engineering education to the new century. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
40. National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). (2008). The condition of education: 2008. NCES 2008-031. Washington, DC.
41. National Science Board (2010). Preparing the next generation of STEM innovators: Identifying and developing our nation's human capital. Retrieved from http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/publications/2010/nsb1033.pdf
42. Ngambecki, I., Evangelou, D., Long, R., Ohland, M., & Ricco, G. (2010) Describing the pathways of students continuing in and leaving engineering. Paper presented at the 2010 American Society for Engineering Education conference, Louisville, KY.
43. Ohland, M. W., Zhang, G., Thorndyke, B., & Anderson, T. J. (2004). Grade-point average, changes of major, and majors selected by students leaving engineering. Proceedings of the 34th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education conference, Salt Lake City, UT.
44. Ohland, M., Sheppard, S., Lichtenstein, G., Eris, O., Chachra, D., & Layton, R. (2008). Persistence, engagement, and migration in engineering programs. Journal of Engineering Education, 97(3), 259-278.
45. Oyserman, D., Brickman, D., Bybee, D., & Celious, A. (2006). Fitting in matters: Markers of in-group belonging and academic outcomes. Psychological Science, 17(10), 854-861. (Pubitemid 44715255)
46. Peng, S. S., & Wright, D. (1994). Explanation of academic achievement of Asian American students. The Journal of Educational Research, 87(6), 346-352.
47. Quinn, K., & Litzler, E. (2009). Turning away from academic careers: What does work-family have to do with it? The Journal about Women in Higher Education, 2(1), 66-90.
48. Raftery, A. E. (1995). Bayesian model selection in social research. Sociological Methodology, 25(1995), 111-163.
49. Rayman, P., & Brett, B. (1995). Women science majors: What makes a difference in persistence after graduation? Journal of Higher Education, 66(4), 388-414.
50. Ruscio J., & Ruscio, A.M. (2008). Advancing psychological science through the study of latent structure. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 17(3), 203-207.
51. Sax, L. J. (2001). Undergraduate science majors: Gender differences in who goes to graduate school. The Review of Higher Education, 24(2), 153-172.
52. Schneider, B., & Lee, Y. (1990). A model for academic success: The school and home environment of East Asian students. Anthropology & Education Quarterly, 21(4), 358-377.
53. Seymour, E. (1999). The role of socialization in shaping the career-related choices of undergraduate women in science, mathematics and engineering majors. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 869(1), 118-126. (Pubitemid 29240277)
54. Seymour, E., & Hewitt, N. M. (1997). Talking about leaving: Why undergraduates leave the sciences. Boulder, CO: Westview Press.
55. Sharp, L., Kleiner, B., & Frechtling, J. (2000). Programs promoting participation of underrepresented undergraduate students in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology fields. Arlington, VA: National Science Foundation.
56. Tate, E. D., & Linn, M. (2005). How does identity shape the experiences of women of color engineering students? Journal of Science Education and Technology, 14(5/6), 483-493. (Pubitemid 43305751)
57. Tinto, V. (1987). Leaving college: Rethinking the causes and cures of student attrition (2nd Ed.). Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.
58. Tinto, V., & Pusser, B. (2006). Moving from theory to action: Building a model of institutional action for student success. Washington DC: National Post Secondary Education Cooperative.
59. Tyson, W., Lee, R., Borman, K. M., & Hanson, M. A. (2007). Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) pathways: High school science and math coursework and postsecondary degree attainment. Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk ( JESPAR), 12(3), 243-270.
60. Walton G., & Cohen, G. (2007). A question of belonging: Race, social fit, and achievement. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 92(1), 82-96.
61. Wolfinger, N. H., Mason, M. A., & Gouldon, M. (2008). Problems in the pipeline: Gender, marriage, and fertility in the ivory tower. The Journal of Higher Education, 79(4), 388-405.
62. Wyer, M. (2003). Intending to stay: Images of scientists, attitudes toward women, and gender as influences on persistence among science and engineering majors. Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, 9(1), 1-16.
63. Xie, Y. & Shauman, K. A. (2003). Women in science: Career processes and outcomes. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
64. Yurtseven, H. O. (2002). How does the image of engineering affect student recruitment and retention? A perspective from the USA. Global Journal of Engineering Education, 6(1), 17-23.