An Evaluation of Factors for Retaining Female Students in Construction Management Programs
| Autor: | Ben F. Bigelow, David Bilbo, Lisa Ritter, Jonathan W. Elliott, Minna Mathew |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Construction management
Medical education Engineering business.industry education 05 social sciences 0211 other engineering and technologies 02 engineering and technology Building and Construction Education Engineering management Ranking Internship 021105 building & construction 0502 economics and business Degree program Construction education Additional retention business Female students 050203 business & management Qualitative research |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Construction Education and Research. 12:18-36 |
| ISSN: | 1550-3984 1557-8771 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/15578771.2015.1085927 |
| Popis: | The under-representation of women in construction necessitates academia’s understanding of what influences a female’s decision to remain in a construction management (CM) program. Many factors that retain women in CM programs have been identified. Understanding which of these factors are most influential is an important step towards increasing the number of women in CM. This study used a quantitative approach to explore the factors that have been previously identified to retain female students in CM programs; however, qualitative methods were also used to identify additional retention factors. The research was completed through a self-administered, researcher-designed survey of female CM students at five major universities. The results provide a prioritized ranking of the factors identified to retain female students. They indicated that the most positively influential factors for females to remain in a CM undergraduate degree program are: the community of students, lab classes, internships, innova... |
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