Bir, D. D. (2021, July), Migrator Stories in an Aerospace Engineering Program  Paper presented at 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual Conference. 10.18260/1-2--37506

\bibitem{asee_peer_37506}
  Bir, D. D. (2021, July), \emph{Migrator Stories in an Aerospace Engineering Program}
  Paper presented at 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual Conference.
  10.18260/1-2--37506

Devayan D. Bir.  "Migrator Stories in an Aerospace Engineering Program".  2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual Conference, 2021, July.  ASEE Conferences, 2021.  https://peer.asee.org/37506 Internet.  15 Dec, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_37506}
  Devayan D. Bir.
  "Migrator Stories in an Aerospace Engineering Program".
  \emph{2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual Conference, 2021, July}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2021.
  https://peer.asee.org/37506 Internet.  15 Dec, 2024

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title = "Migrator Stories in an Aerospace Engineering Program"
booktitle = "2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access"
year = "2021"
month = "July"
address = "Virtual Conference"
publisher = "ASEE Conferences"
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TY  - CPAPER
AB  - Aerospace engineering (AE) enrollment and graduation trends over the past decade have not kept up with those of cumulative engineering even though recent reports predict AE industry expansion and growth. The purpose of this study is to understand why students migrate out of AE to other STEM majors. Students from a large Midwestern university in the U.S. narrated their institutional experiences during their time in the major and their reasons leading to the decision to migrate to other STEM majors. The qualitative data along with schematic descriptions from the interviews were studied through the lens of Tinto’s model of institutional departure. Qualitative analysis reveal that students migrate to other engineering majors because their interest in AE dwindled primarily because it constrained their career options or that a getting a job in AE industry is very tough due to the low number of jobs available. The latter sentiment, while untrue, is being fueled by the misrepresentation of the AE industry and efforts to counter this must be taken to keep students motivated to pursue a career in AE.
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