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Stine, Michelle L.

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The power of numbers: Grades and female density in influencing the persistence of women in engineering majors.

紀錄類型:	書目-語言資料,印刷品 : Monograph/item
正題名/作者:	The power of numbers: Grades and female density in influencing the persistence of women in engineering majors./
作者:	Stine, Michelle L.
面頁冊數:	124 p.
附註:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 72-01, Section: A, page: 0104.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International72-01A.
標題:	Education, Sociology of. -
電子資源:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3436104
ISBN:	9781124361710

The power of numbers: Grades and female density in influencing the persistence of women in engineering majors.
Stine, Michelle L.

The power of numbers: Grades and female density in influencing the persistence of women in engineering majors. - 124 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 72-01, Section: A, page: 0104.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Pennsylvania State University, 2010.

Female participation in engineering has never topped 20% nationally for the proportion of bachelor's degrees earned by women. Research on this topic, as well as related self-esteem literature, suggest that women may be more likely than men to leave engineering if they have unmet grade expectations. Additionally, the presence of more women in engineering courses may positively influence women's persistence through peer reinforcement and the mitigation of possible social identity threat. This study explored differing degree outcomes for four cohorts of baccalaureate men and women (N=3,087) in a selective undergraduate engineering program by examining persistence at three levels: within the institution, within engineering, and within the originally intended engineering major, using three nested logistic regressions with increasingly restrictive criteria. The study hypothesized positive relationships between women and grades, between women and the proportion of other women in engineering-related courses (female density), and a conditional relationship among being female, grades, and female density. Women with high grades and a higher female density in courses should be more likely to persist in their originally chosen major or within engineering than men in the same situation.

ISBN: 9781124361710Subjects--Topical Terms:

626654
Education, Sociology of.

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520 $a The findings did not support these hypotheses. Grades influenced men and women equally at the institution and major levels. At the engineering level, however, men were more grade sensitive than women when earning equal GPAs after the first year in college. In terms of female density, the study found negative main effects at all three levels. Moreover, the negative interaction between being female and female density approached significance at the engineering level. A different statistical method is needed, however, before any conclusions can be reached.
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