.16. Smith, B. L., MacGregor, J., Matthews, R., & Gabelnick, F. (2004). Learning communities: Reformingundergraduate education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.17. Ramlakhan, N. (2012). A comparative investigation of career readiness and decidedness in first year STEMmajoring students participating in a STEM mentoring program imbedded in a living-learning community withfocused data on female STEM students. Dissertation18. National Science Board. (2012). Science and engineering indicators, 2012. Arlington VA: NationalScience Foundation (NSB 12-01)19. Maloney, R. C. B., & Schumer, S. C. E. (2010). Women and the Economy 2010 : 25 Years of Progress ButChallenges Remain. Retrieved from http://www.jec.senate.gov
Paper ID #6418Understanding the Factors Influencing Student Participation in Supplemen-tal Instruction in Freshman ChemistryKristen B. Coletti, Northeastern University Kristen Coletti is a fourth-year undergraduate student at Northeastern University, majoring in chemical engineering and pursuing a minor in mathematics. Kristen is not only a chemistry tutor but has also worked at the MathWorks, Inc. In addition, she has held co-op positions at both Shaw Energy & Chemicals (now Technip) and EMD Serono Research Institute.Melinda Covert, Northeastern University Melinda Covert is a fourth-year undergraduate student at
sparked their interest. Then there was a largegroup discussion on these careers. The final question for this section was: How would you sharewith students about what you have observed in these exercises?Big Idea 4: Success in mathematics and science is not based on innate ability. The objective ofthis section was to dispel stereotypes about math and science achievement. Though brief, thiswas the weakest portion of the workshop that needs further refinement. Almost through with theworkshop, this exercise invited the participants to get out of their seats to stretch a bit. Thefacilitator designated three areas of the room as A, B, or C, and posed statements shown in Table5
23.1180.2on participants including (a) higher achievement and improved productivity, (b) more caring,supportive and committed relationships, and (c) greater psychological health, social competenceand self-esteem. Furthermore, they propose that the reasons for these positive results are basedon working relationships where participants can supplement each other‟s weaknesses or gaps inknowledge and skills 9. Marra and Bogue 9 also found that participants were able to combinetheir knowledge, experience and expertise to create a new understanding of problems in order tohelp each other achieve a desired goal. This collaborative partnership philosophy describes therelationship between the Women in Engineering programme director and an educationalassessment
provides a model other organizations and change agents can emulate.1 Sturm, Susan. 2006. "The Architecture of Inclusion: Advancing Workplace Equity in Higher Education." HarvardJournal of Law and Gender 29: 247-334.2 Eckel, P, Hill, B., and M. Green. 1998. On Change: En Route to Transformation. Washington, DC: AmericanCouncil on Education.3 Institutional Transformation and the Advancement of Women Faculty: the Case of Academic Science andEngineering, Mary Frank Fox, Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research Volume 23 (pp 73-103).Edited by J.C Smart, Spring: 2008.4 A Study on the Status of Women Faculty in Science at MIT. 1999. The MIT Faculty Newsletter, Vol. XI, No. 4.5 Ibid
transformed. Bibliography1. Henwood, F. (1998). Engineering difference: Discourses on gender, sexuality and work in a college of technology. Gender & Education, 10(1), 35 – 49.2. Acker, S. (1994). Gendered education: Sociological reflections on women, teaching, and feminism. Philadelphia, PA: Open University Press.3. Baxter Magolda, M. (2001). Making their own way: Narratives for transforming higher education to promote self- development. Sterling, VA: Stylus4. Beede, D.,Julian, T., Langdon, D., McKittrick, G., Kahn, B., and Doms, M. 2011. “Women in STEM: A Gender Gap to Innovation”. Economics and Statistics Administration (ESA) Issue Brief 04-11 (August 2011). U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington D.C
Education at the NASA Langley Research Center. She is completing her PhD in Educational Policy, Planning, and Leadership with a focus on Higher Edu- cation Administration at the College of William and Mary. Her dissertation is focused on the preferences of women in an engineering internship as compared to those of men, specifically focusing on the elements and skills that support women’s persistence into an engineering field.Ms. Jeannine B. Perry, Continental Research Associates, Inc. Jeannine Perry joined Continental Research in 1984. As Sr. Project Director, she meets with each client to discuss their needs and outline the research project goals. She is then responsible for planning and monitoring all phases of the
Paper ID #6463Exploring Women Engineering Faculty’s Mentoring NetworksZiyu Long, Purdue University Ziyu Long is a doctoral student in organizational communication at Purdue University.Prof. Patrice Marie Buzzanell, Purdue University, West LafayetteProf. Klod Kokini, Purdue University, West LafayetteRobyn F Wilson, Purdue UniversityJennifer C Batra, Purdue UniversityLindsey B. Anderson, Purdue University Page 23.6.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Exploring Women Engineering
Paper ID #6781Broadening Participation: A Report on a Series of Workshops Aimed atBuilding Community and Increasing the Number of Women and Minoritiesin Engineering DesignDr. Katherine Fu, MIT Kate Fu is Postdoctoral Fellow at MIT and Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). In May 2012, she completed her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. She received her M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon in 2009, and her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Brown University in 2007. Her work has focused on studying the engineering design team process through cognitive studies
improvement was not what would be expected based on our knowledge of their CTCimplementation). Based on these descriptions, group 1 will be referred to as High Action, HighResults, group 2 will be referred to as Low Action, Low Results and group 3 will be referred toas Unexpected Relationships.Table 1. Categorization of PACE schools with respect to CTC implementation and improvedstudent perceptions of engineering Number of Items with Improvement Level of CTC All Female URM School Implementation Students Students Students Group School A 2 8 5 1 1 School B 4 5 1
, psychological, andcognitive reasons for choices, particularly in academic settings. Simply put, the model suggeststhat academic motivation is influenced by perceived competence beliefs (“Can I do this task?”)and beliefs about the worth of the task (“is this task useful/interesting/etc?”). The model predictsthat student motivation for engineering is influenced by both students’ expectancy for successand their values. Figure 1 illustrates the general framework (A) as well as this study’sinterpretation of the EVT applied to student motivation for engineering (B). Figure 1. Expectancy-Value Theory of Achievement Motivation: general framework (A) and applied to this particular project context (B). Modified from Finelli and Daly (2012)11.Research by the
undergraduates’ abilities brought to the activitywith regards to technical proficiency, communication, or interacting with kids. Themes couldoccur more than once in each reflection. The percentage occurrence of these themes was thencomputed for women and men (summing to 100%), and compared to the overall percentage ofwomen and men respondents (26% women) to determine areas where genders wereoverrepresented or underrepresented. Since we were particularly interested in the gendered motivation related to genderdiversity, we conducted a survey prior to the outreach project (included in Appendix B) tounderstand how well the undergraduates recognize the need for more gender diversity inengineering, and to understand their perceptions of the obstacles
Raise awareness of subtle negative messages towards female STEM faculty. 4 Value and demonstrate transparency as a means of achieving equity. 5 Emphasize data-driven decision-making.Category B. Building Networks of Support and Information 6 Continue and enhance the faculty mentoring program. 7 Encourage informal networking among female STEM faculty. 8 Provide workshops for female STEM faculty.Category C. Supporting Work-Life Balance 9 Continue, clarify and enhance family-friendly policies.10 Improve and expand childcare resources, including the addition of lactation rooms.11 Consider creative solutions to dual-career situations.Category D. Other Strategies to Support Female STEM Faculty12 Support all STEM faculty, and
seem particularly relevant to career development: (a) self-efficacy beliefs, (b)outcome expectations, and (c) goal representations.” Self-efficacy refers to “people’s judgmentsof their capabilities to organize and execute courses of action required to attain designated typesof performances.” 8, 9 These three authors further “define vocational interest as patterns of likes,dislikes, and indifferences regarding career-relevant activities and occupations.”10 Betz andHackett did a study on the relationship of career-related self-efficacy expectations to perceivedcareer options in college women and men.11 They found that females reported significantlyhigher levels of self-efficacy with regard to traditional female occupations and significantlylower
Paper ID #5700Building a More Supportive Climate for Women in STEM: Discoveries Made,Lessons LearnedDr. Jenna P. Carpenter, Louisiana Tech University Dr. Carpenter is Associate Dean for Administration and Strategic Initiatives and Wayne and Juanita Spinks Professor of Mathematics in the College of Engineering and Science at Louisiana Tech University. She also directs the Office for Women in Science and Engineering. She is PI of Louisiana Tech’s NSF ADVANCE grant to improve the success of women faculty. She was co-PI on the NSF grant which developed the WEPAN Knowledge Center and webinar series. She is Chair of the National
Paper ID #6744The Influence of Gender Stereotypes on Role Adoption in Student TeamsDr. Lorelle A Meadows, University of Michigan Dr. Meadows is Assistant Dean of Academic Programs in the office of Undergraduate Education for the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan.Dr. Denise Sekaquaptewa, University of Michigan Dr. Denise Sekaquaptewa is Professor of Psychology at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Page 23.1217.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013
Paper ID #5965Engaging Male Faculty in Institutional TransformationDr. Canan Bilen-Green, North Dakota State University Canan Bilen-Green is Dale Hogoboom Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Di- rector of the ADVANCE Program at North Dakota State University. She holds Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Statistics from the University of Wyoming and a M.S. degree in Industrial Engineering from Bilkent University. She was recently appointed to serve as the Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement, a new position created as part of institutionalization of the NSF ADVANCE Program at NDSU.Dr. Roger A. Green, North
STEM majors and the subjects required for these majors more oftenthan students of other races/ethnicities (Figure 1 b). There was not one single race/ethnicity thatconsistently had the smallest percentage of students who answered “yes” about succeeding indifferent STEM subjects. In terms of encouragement by a teacher/counselor or parent, for both questions,significantly less Native American students responded that “yes” they were encouraged (only39.5% encouraged by a counselor or teacher and34.2% encouraged by a parent, as opposed toalmost 50% of students being encouraged by both groups overall). Page 23.1102.10 100 Female MS/HS
? Page 23.1214.6 4. a. Why don’t more women seek administrative positions? (Female group) b. In your experience, if you have offered a leadership position to a woman, what were the reasons she shared about why she did or didn’t take it? (Male group) 5. What are the advantages of being in a leadership role?Focus group resultsThrough the inclusion of the Chairs/Directors, Assistant/Associate Deans, and Deans, in focusgroups, some general information about titled leadership roles and differences between male andfemale leaders was obtained. Then, through the focus groups containing leaders in theirdisciplinary societies, more specific information about the value of involvement in suchorganizations was gathered. The
literature, this study sought to answer the following research questions: 1. Do male and female students have similar experiences in terms of: a. Getting involved in engineering, campus, and the community? b. Taking on leadership roles in engineering? c. Considering leaving engineering? d. Do they consider the same factors to be encouraging / discouraging for continuation in engineering? 2. Do students from dissimilar institutions have similar experiences in terms of: a. Getting involved in engineering, campus, and the community? b. Taking on leadership roles in engineering? c. Considering leaving engineering? d. Do they consider the same factors to
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pursue commercialization ventures.The information included herein is compiled from panel members, is introductory in nature andutilized as a preliminary, enabling resource. IntroductionThis paper and corresponding panel was organized based on the premise that, while data showswomen engage in technology transfer at a lower rate than men, direct discussion of this issue willencourage and empower more women to commercialize their research. This effort bringstogether individuals with experience at all stages of the technology transfer andcommercialization process to talk about: a) The current disparities in technology transfer by gender b) Existing programs which strive to correct the disparity c) The process of moving research from the
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behind these behaviors andresults.Bibliography1. Johnson, M. J., Sheppard, S. D., “Relationships Between Engineering Student and Faculty Demographics and Stakeholders Working to Affect Change,” Journal of Engineering Education, 93, 139-151, April 2004.2. Marra, R. M., Rodgers, K. A., Shen, D., Bogue, B., “Leaving Engineering: a Multi-Year Single Institution Study,” Journal of Engineering Education, 101(1), 6-17, 2012.3. Ohland, M., Brawner, C., Camacho, M., Layton,R., Long, R., Lord, S., and Washburn, M., “Race, Gender and Measures of Success in Engineering Education,” Journal of Engineering Education, 100(2), 225-246, 2011.4. Ohland, M.W., Camacho, M., Layton, R., Lord, S., and Wasburn, M., “How we measure success makes a
Paper ID #6985The Decline of Women in Russian Engineering EducationProf. Svetlana Vasilievna Barabanova, Kazan National Research Technological University Dr. Svetlana Barabanova was born in the U.S.S.R. and graduated with a Ph.D in Law from Kazan State University in 1983. In 1986, she started work at Kazan State Technological University, now known as Kazan National Research Technological University. Dr. Barabanova is a specialist in Educational Law and a participant in government commissions for perfection of educational legislation. She has also researched the different problems of engineering education for many years
of Indiana, and Michigan. Recipient of the 2006-7 Research Fellow at the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Art and Architecture at MIT, 1990-91 Willard A. Oberdick Fellowship in the Building Sciences from the University of Michigan, 1992 Graham Foundation Grant, Chicago, and 1994 National ACSA Faculty Teaching Award, Washington DC. Lectured and published in the field of building production, technology and culture, higher education and women in STEM in the Middle East. Page 23.1374.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 WISE WOMEN of THE