Conference Session

Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Luciana Debs, Purdue University Programs; Bhavya Rathna Kota, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI)

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Architectural Engineering, Construction Engineering

by others [10]. Thereverse belongingness is alienation, social isolation, or rejection, leading to depression in thelong term [11]. Among factors that influence the sense of belonging of women to a major areidentity or being valued [12]; stereotype-free educational environment [13]; formal and informalstudent organizations supporting female students [12]; family, faculty and peer support [7]. Onthe other hand, and specific to the construction industry, many prior studies indicate thatpresence of gender stereotyping, low sense of belonging, lack of support system, and lack offemale role models factor to women opting out of construction-related studies and careers [14],[15], [16].Previous research on sense of belonging found that only when an

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Saeed Rokooei, Mississippi State University; Mohammadsoroush Tafazzoli, Washington State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Architectural Engineering, Construction Engineering

(2017) in whichthey stated that failure experiences are important to realize as such failures can result in unproductive anddisrupt youths’ engagement in positive youth development frameworks during summer camps.However, the main outcome of summer camp is sought to be an increased interest in the camp subject.Students’ attitudes towards a major or field are factors which maintain the potential to influence students’willingness to pursue that major in college. Several potential motivators, including interest, relevance, funand enjoyment, and hands-on learning can interact and may explain why a person pursues a particularaction. Drey (2016) explored students’ affect towards mathematics and science and their perceptions ofhands-on activities