Conference Session

Female Faculty, Learning, NSF, and ABET Issues at Two-Year Colleges

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David A. Koonce, Ohio University; Cynthia D. Anderson, Ohio University; Valerie Martin Conley, Ohio University; Christine Mattley, Ohio University

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

female faculty represent a vital national resource,particularly in STEM fields, where they often serve as role models and mentors for femalestudents. Recent scholarship provides evidence of the importance of students being taught bywomen faculty in STEM disciplines. Stout, Dasgupta, Hunsinger, and McMcanus2 found thatexposure to women STEM faculty promoted positive attitudes, greater self-efficacy, and strongeridentification with STEM as well as increased commitment to pursue STEM careers.Yet, the majority of faculty members at community colleges are employed part-time, suggestinga complex interplay between organizational context and academic careers. This population andthe environments in which they work continue to be understudied. Researchers