Conference Session

Veterans Track - Technical Session I

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Catherine Mobley, Clemson University; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Michelle M. Camacho, University of San Diego; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Topics

Veterans

institution. Familiarity with quantitative methods from researchers’ own education, particularly in STEM disciplines. Lack of understanding about how to analyze qualitative data. Stakeholder preferences for quantitative data Burden of institutional review of research that engages human subjects. Quantitative data is excellent at revealing what has happened to students with respect to major selection, retention, graduation, and survey responses. Qualitative data collection helps us understand the reasons how and why certain outcomes occurred for individuals or groups. Qualitative data analysis may help uncover unexpected patterns in data. Share advantages and limitations of qualitative methods