Belonging in Engineering

O’Hara, Robert M.; Bolding, Candice W.; Ogle, Jennifer; Benson, Lisa; Lanning, Rachel

doi:10.18260/1-2--34202

Cited by 3 publications

(3 citation statements)

References 26 publications

(36 reference statements)

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Third Survey (Future-Oriented Motivation): Students in a FYE course completed the Motivations and Attitudes in Engineering (MAE) Survey where they responded to several topics including items concerning their future time perspective on a Likert scale (1-strongly disagree and 7strongly agree) [16]. From the MAE Survey, we were interested in responses to the items for perception of the future, value, connectedness, clarity, and alignment.…”

Section: Mars-30mentioning

confidence: 99%

First-Year Engineering Student Perceptions of Calculus Exams and Future-Oriented Motivation

Kenyon,

Benson,

Bridges

2022 ASEE Annual Conference &Amp; Exposition Proceedings

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

under the guidance of Dr. Lisa Benson as well as a faculty member for the School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences serving as a lecturer and course coordinator for Calculus I. She received her B.S. (2017) and M.S. (2019) in Mathematical and Statistical Sciences from Clemson University. Her research interests are future time perspective, student motivation, and assessments in Calculus classrooms.

show abstract

Section: Mars-30mentioning

confidence: 99%

First-Year Engineering Student Perceptions of Calculus Exams and Future-Oriented Motivation

Kenyon,

Benson,

Bridges

2022 ASEE Annual Conference &Amp; Exposition Proceedings

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Godwin [25] identified three main factors for engineering identity: recognition, interest, and performance/competence. Our prior work with this population [27] resulted in a fourth factor, with recognition splitting into self-awareness and recognition by others:…”

Section: Participant Selectionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Understanding Needs of Undergraduate Engineering Students Who View Degree Attainment as “Transactional”

Sheppard,

Patrick,

Benson

2023 ASEE Annual Conference &Amp; Exposition Proceedings

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

I earned my B.S. in Industrial Engineering and my M.S. in Mechanical Engineering; both at Clemson University. I have several years' experience as a Manufacturing Engineer supporting process improvements, machine design, and capital project management. Now, I have entered into the Engineering and Science Education PhD program at Clemson University with hopes of teaching hands-on engineering principles to students in Appalachia after graduation. The focus of my research is identification of factors that affect undergraduate engineering students' ability to excel and find a sense of belonging.

show abstract

“…This affects how women feel in careers that are dominated by men, having a lowered sense of identity within the community and difficulties in establishing interpersonal relationships with their male co-students [2,[10][11]. It may be stated that a sense of belonging is a fundamental element in understanding and, above all, meeting the socio-cognitive needs of students engaged in STEM disciplines, becoming a key factor in promoting student retention and subsequent success [2,12]. Such situations are replicated in engineering disciplines specifically, exacerbated in those engineering fields where the student body is predominantly male.…”

Section: Introduction and Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

Belongingness of Chilean Engineering Students: A Gender Perspective Approach

Becerra-Cid,

Quezada-Espinoza,

Truyol

2023 ASEE Annual Conference &Amp; Exposition Proceedings

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Students' affective characteristics, such as motivation, attitudes, self-efficacy, expectations, and sense of belonging, are relevant topics for higher education research. Much research indicates that having a sense of belonging in academic, social, and community settings are critical to students' development, engagement, and persistence. Prior research on women's participation in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) careers discusses the need to improve their sense of belonging as a socio-cognitive variable related to the gender imbalance in participation in STEM areas. Women's sense of belonging is crucial to higher education institutions, especially in highly masculinized careers such as engineering. It increases academic motivation and can influence their success in higher education. However, statistics worldwide show that the increase in the sense of belonging and, thus, in the participation of women in STEM areas has not risen enough to reduce the gender gap. In the current research work, we present data collected over one semester in an Engineering School at a large private university in Chile. Our main objective is to diagnose and analyze the students' sense of belonging in social and academic areas, their self-efficacy, and perceived institutional support from a gender perspective. With a quantitative approach, survey data was collected to assess students' sense of belonging as engineering students. The validated survey consists of 33 items distributed in four constructs: 1) Sense of belonginggeneral, 2) sense of belonging-interactions, 3) Self-efficacy and 4) Perceived institutional support. From this, we identify and discuss the student's sense of belonging and how it interacts with self-efficacy and perceived institutional support. This research allows us to have evidence that supports the visibility and creation of initiatives on the services offered to students, which impact their sense of belonging.

show abstract

Belonging in Engineering

Cited by 3 publications

References 26 publications

First-Year Engineering Student Perceptions of Calculus Exams and Future-Oriented Motivation

First-Year Engineering Student Perceptions of Calculus Exams and Future-Oriented Motivation

Understanding Needs of Undergraduate Engineering Students Who View Degree Attainment as “Transactional”

Belongingness of Chilean Engineering Students: A Gender Perspective Approach

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About