Examining how social networks influence women and under-represented minority students’ pursuit of engineering in university: when, who, and how?

Examining how social networks influence women and under-represented minority students’ pursuit of engineering in university: when, who, and how?

Abstract Background Women and under-represented minority (URM) students continue to be under-represented in STEM and earn the lowest proportion of undergraduate engineering degrees. We employed a mixed methods research approach grounded in social capital theory to investigate when they first conside...

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Main Authors: Hesborn Wao, Gladis Kersaint, Chrystal A. S. Smith, Rebecca Campbell-Montalvo, Ellen Puccia, John Skvoretz, Julie P. Martin, Reginald Lee, George MacDonald
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2023-04-01
Series:International Journal of STEM Education
Subjects:
Ego-network analysis
Gender
Social capital
Women students
Under-represented minority students
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40594-023-00415-w

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40594-023-00415-w

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