Lampley, P., & Cabrera-Toro, K., & Gaskins, W., & Mensah, M., & Askarian, S. (2022, August), Engagement in Practice: The Road to Higher Education - Is the Pipeline Half Empty or Half Full? An Analysis of Student Experiences, Perceptions and Backgrounds When Considering a Career in Engineering  Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. 10.18260/1-2--41491

\bibitem{asee_peer_41491}
  Lampley, P., \& Cabrera-Toro, K., \& Gaskins, W., \& Mensah, M., \& Askarian, S. (2022, August), \emph{Engagement in Practice: The Road to Higher Education - Is the Pipeline Half Empty or Half Full? An Analysis of Student Experiences, Perceptions and Backgrounds When Considering a Career in Engineering}
  Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Minneapolis, MN.
  10.18260/1-2--41491

Paula Lampley, Krizia Cabrera-Toro, Whitney Gaskins, Michele Mensah, and Samieh Askarian.  "Engagement in Practice: The Road to Higher Education - Is the Pipeline Half Empty or Half Full? An Analysis of Student Experiences, Perceptions and Backgrounds When Considering a Career in Engineering".  2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN, 2022, August.  ASEE Conferences, 2022.  https://peer.asee.org/41491 Internet.  01 May, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_41491}
  Paula Lampley, Krizia Cabrera-Toro, Whitney Gaskins, Michele Mensah, and Samieh Askarian.
  "Engagement in Practice: The Road to Higher Education - Is the Pipeline Half Empty or Half Full? An Analysis of Student Experiences, Perceptions and Backgrounds When Considering a Career in Engineering".
  \emph{2022 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Minneapolis, MN, 2022, August}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2022.
  https://peer.asee.org/41491 Internet.  01 May, 2024

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AB  - To maintain a competitive foothold in global innovation and technology, the U.S. is heavily invested in cultivating a robust and diverse pipeline of engineers. While building the pipeline, it is critical to examine the factors associated with students’ consideration to study engineering, specifically:  How do students best prepare to enter the pipeline? Who encourages students to enter the pipeline? What experiences draw students to or away from the pipeline? This paper examines the experiences, perceptions and backgrounds of one hundred and ten high school students, who are considering a career in engineering. The participants are African American, White, Hispanic and Asian high school men and women who reside in ten states throughout the country. A survey was utilized to uncover students’ responses to questions related to the following six themes: (1) Engineering Related College Preparatory Classes; (2) Engineering Influencers; (3) Summer Engineering Enrichment Opportunities; (4) Personal Knowledge of Engineers; (5) Thoughts and Concerns about Studying Engineering; and (6) Beliefs Regarding Engineering and Science Fundamentals and Concepts. This study compares and contrasts the perceptions and experiences of diverse high school students as they consider a career in engineering.  This study provides insight into the factors that impact high school students’ decisions to study engineering, which may be helpful as the U.S. develops methods to attract students to the field of engineering and bolster the pipeline. 
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