Fleming, L. N., & Moore, I. N., & Williams, D. G., & Bliss, L. B., & Smith, K. C. (2013, June), Social Support: How Hispanic and Black Engineering Students Perceive the Support of Peers, Family, and Faculty  Paper presented at 2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Atlanta, Georgia. 10.18260/1-2--22458

\bibitem{asee_peer_22458}
  Fleming, L. N., \& Moore, I. N., \& Williams, D. G., \& Bliss, L. B., \& Smith, K. C. (2013, June), \emph{Social Support: How Hispanic and Black Engineering Students Perceive the Support of Peers, Family, and Faculty}
  Paper presented at 2013 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Atlanta, Georgia.
  10.18260/1-2--22458

Lorraine N. Fleming, Inez N. Moore, Dawn G. Williams, Leonard Bernard Bliss, and Kalynda Chivon Smith.  "Social Support: How Hispanic and Black Engineering Students Perceive the Support of Peers, Family, and Faculty".  2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Atlanta, Georgia, 2013, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2013.  https://peer.asee.org/22458 Internet.  15 Dec, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_22458}
  Lorraine N. Fleming, Inez N. Moore, Dawn G. Williams, Leonard Bernard Bliss, and Kalynda Chivon Smith.
  "Social Support: How Hispanic and Black Engineering Students Perceive the Support of Peers, Family, and Faculty".
  \emph{2013 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Atlanta, Georgia, 2013, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2013.
  https://peer.asee.org/22458 Internet.  15 Dec, 2024

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TY  - CPAPER
AB  -     Topic: New Research and Trends Related to Underrepresented Minorities in Engineering    Ethnic and Gender Differences in Support Systems: How Hispanic and     Black Engineering Students Value the Support of Peers, Family, and                                  FacultyResearch on minority and gender differences in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering,Mathematics) education continues to suggest that underrepresented students face uniquechallenges when navigating post-secondary education. Higher attrition rates for women andminorities in engineering compared to other STEM fields suggests that engineering continues tolag behind other STEM disciplines in ethnic and gender diversity. Although much of the researchon this topic concentrates on the experiences of minority students at Predominately WhiteInstitutions (PWIs), little research touches on the experiences of minority students at Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs). Current research suggests that unparalleled social supports systemsexist among MSIs that may be linked to increased degree completion for underrepresentedstudents in engineering majors. This paper aims to explore how the social support systems ofunderrepresented students mitigate their decisions to persist in engineering.Many researchers agree that social support systems have some influence on student persistencein higher education. However, few researchers have discussed the relationship between socialsupport systems and educational persistence among Black and Hispanic students at MSIs;particularly those students who major in engineering. The study asks four main researchquestions regarding the career and educational support of peers, family, and faculty: (1) To whatdegree do Black and Hispanics students value their support systems? (2) In what ways do Blackand Hispanic students come to value this support? (3) How do Black and Hispanic studentsperceive the expectations of their support systems? (4) Are Black and Hispanic engineeringstudents willing to meet these expectations?The current study draws on the experiences of engineering students at four MSIs including twoHistorically Black Universities (HBCUs) and two Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs). UsingTinto’s Theory of Retention, two survey instruments were designed to illicit responses regardingengineering persistence. Additionally, a semi-structured interview protocol was developed tocollect qualitative data on students’ value of support, perceived expectations, and generalthoughts regarding social support systems’ influence on students’ engineering persistence.Preliminary results show that both Black and Hispanic students highly value the educational andcareer support of their families and faculty. However, much fewer Black and Hispanic studentsvalue the educational and career support of their classmates and friends. Further comparativeanalysis focused on ethnic, gender, nationality, university, and performance differences.Limitations, implications, and direction for future research are discussed.
AU  - Lorraine N. Fleming
AU  - Inez N. Moore
AU  - Dawn G. Williams
AU  - Leonard Bernard Bliss
AU  - Kalynda Chivon Smith
CY  - Atlanta, Georgia
DA  - 2013/06/23
PB  - ASEE Conferences
TI  - Social Support: How Hispanic and Black Engineering Students Perceive the Support of Peers, Family, and Faculty
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DO  - 10.18260/1-2--22458
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