Conference Session

Improving Retention & Self-Efficacy through Experiential Learning and Research Programs

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charmane Caldwell, Florida A&M University - Florida State University; Reginald J. Perry, Florida A&M University - Florida State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED)

college [5]. However, EESI takes things one step further by incorporatingexperiential learning opportunities coupled with financial support, which changes students’personal income and builds an engineering identity. These factors not only create support inareas that alleviate external barriers, which assist black students' retention in college, but theprogram opens up opportunities to better prepare students once they graduate college to be readyfor the STEM workforce and/or graduate school.Some studies show that experiential learning can positively impact participants, but few focus onblack students and even less on a Historically Black College and University (HBCU).Consequently, this research highlights the impact of a structured community