The Effectiveness of Engineering Workshops in Attracting Females into Engineering Fields: A Review of the Literature

Autor:	Davison M. Mupinga, Carrie Nicole Sinkele
Rok vydání:	2010
Předmět:	ComputingMilieux_GENERAL ComputingMilieux_THECOMPUTINGPROFESSION Engineering education Field (Bourdieu) Pedagogy Research studies Enrollment management Engineering ethics Relevance (information retrieval) True knowledge Psychology Popularity
Zdroj:	The Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas. 84:37-42
ISSN:	1939-912X 0009-8655
DOI:	10.1080/00098655.2010.496812
Popis:	All-girl engineering workshops are increasing in popularity as a means to attract females into the male-dominated field of engineering. However, the effectiveness of such workshops as a recruitment tool is unclear. This report summarizes several research studies on this topic with the intent of showing the effectiveness of such workshops and other novel methods of introducing and retaining females throughout the schooling years. The analyzed literature identifies the most effective means of encouraging females into the field of engineering as ones that incorporate the following factors: true knowledge of profession, building a network of support, and realizing relevance to personal goals. Suggestions for increasing participation of women in nontraditional occupations are provided.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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