Work in progress - engineering students' disciplinary choices: Do race and gender matter?

We explore which engineering disciplines are most effective at attracting undergraduates from various race and gender groups at matriculation and graduation. Women and men choose different disciplines within engineering at matriculation, Industrial Engineering is notable for attracting women and men...

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Published in2009 39th IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference pp. 1 - 2
Main Authors Lord, S.M., Brawner, C.E., Camacho, M.M., Layton, R.A., Ohland, M.W., Wasburn, M.H.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.10.2009
Subjects
Chemical engineering
Chemical industry
Computer science education
Data engineering
Engineering Disciplines
Engineering profession
Engineering students
Industrial engineering
Inspection
Persistence
Retention
Women in Engineering
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Summary:We explore which engineering disciplines are most effective at attracting undergraduates from various race and gender groups at matriculation and graduation. Women and men choose different disciplines within engineering at matriculation, Industrial Engineering is notable for attracting women and men, and the largest disciplines, Electrical and Mechanical, have the largest enrollment gender gap.
ISBN:1424447151
9781424447152
ISSN:0190-5848
2377-634X
DOI:10.1109/FIE.2009.5350589