Higher education choices of secondary school graduates with a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) background

Gill, Tim; Rodeiro, Carmen Vidal; Zanini, Nadir

doi:10.1080/0309877x.2017.1332358

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“…Image and reputation (µ=4.140, R 2 =0.718) are rated of highest importance for the overall sample in making their EI choice, similar to most of the literature, such as (S. Briggs, 2006) (M. Palmer et al, 2004) (Conard & Conard, 2000) (Gill et al, 2018). Next, location and locality (µ=4.120, R 2 =0.621), as the measures of EI choice (Weisser, 2020) as evidenced by this study, has been referred to as accessibility and suitability of hi-tech facilities and amenities wherein it is situated (Hannagan, 1992;.…”

Section: Institute Choice Characteristicsmentioning

confidence: 54%

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Selection of An Engineering Institution: Students’ Perceptions of Choice Characteristics and Suitability under the COVID-19 Pandemic

Mahajan

Pati²

2021

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Background: COVID-19 has impacted Indian engineering institutions (EIs) enormously. It has tightened its knot around EIs that forced their previous half-shut shades completely down to prevent the risk of spreading COVID-19. In such a situation, fetching new enrollments on EI campuses is a difficult and challenging task, as students' behavior and family preferences have changed drastically due to mental stress and emotions attached to them. Historically, during crisis situations, institutions have struggled to return to the normal track. Consequently, it becomes a prerequisite to examine the choice characteristics influencing the selection of EI during the COVID-19 pandemic to make it 'normal' for 'new' enrollments.The purpose of this study is to critically examine choice characteristics that affect students' choice for EI and consequently to explore relationships between institutions' characteristics and the suitability of EI during the COVID-19 pandemic across students' characteristics. Quantitative research, conducted through a self-reported survey composed of a closed-ended structured questionnaire, was purposefully incorporated into the students who recently were enrolled in EIs (batch years 2020-2021) belonging to the North Maharashtra region of India. Results:The findings of this study revealed dissimilarities across students' characteristics regarding the suitability of EIs under pandemic conditions. Regression analysis revealed that EI characteristics such as proximity, image and reputation, quality education and curriculum delivery have significantly contributed to suitability under COVID-19. At the micro level, multiple relationships were noted between EI characteristics and the suitability of EI under the pandemic across students' characteristics. Conclusion:Bringing 'normality' to 'new' enrollments totally depends on EI's resilience in meeting the needs of diversity in the COVID-19 pandemic situation, which repositions themselves to govern student-centric strategies instituted for the overall suitability of EI under pandemic conditions. The study has successfully demonstrated how choice characteristics can be executed to regulate the 'suitability' of EI under the COVID-19 pandemic for the inclusion of diversity. It is useful for policy makers and academicians to reposition EIs that fetch diversity during the pandemic. This study is the first to provide insights into the performance of choice characteristics and their relationship with the suitability of EIs under a pandemic and can be a yardstick in administering new enrollments.

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Section: Institute Choice Characteristicsmentioning

confidence: 54%

“…Institutional practices associated with high esteem, high culture and high prestige are more significant in developing image and reputation. (Gill et al, 2018). EIs therefore should restructure their resources to achieve excellent governance.…”

Section: Repositioning With Best Suitable Practices During Pandemicmentioning

confidence: 99%

Selection of An Engineering Institution: Students’ Perceptions of Choice Characteristics and Suitability under the COVID-19 Pandemic

Mahajan

Pati²

2021

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“…During pandemic, institutional governance and best practices involving quality education, care taking faculty, students centric facilities and suitable curriculum delivery that keeps the interest of students ongoing, minimizes their academic loss, creates a feeling of being a liated and justi es them as an ethical engineer are very important in developing high prestige and high reputation of EIs (Gill et al, 2018). Further, incorporating quality infrastructure and facilities along with effective crises management measures (Maringe & Gibbs, 2009) during pandemic will trigger positive insights about quality of EIs (Hemsley-Brown & Oplatka, 2015a).…”

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Making it normal for ‘new’ enrolments: Effect of institutional and pandemic influence on selecting an Engineering Institution under Covid-19 pandemic situation

Mahajan

Patil²

2021

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Covid-19 pandemic has enforced Indian engineering institutions (EIs) to bring their previously half-shut shades completely down. Fetching new admissions into EI campus during pandemic it has become ‘now or never’ situation for EIs. During crises situation institutions have struggled to come back on the normal track. The pandemic that has changed students’ behavior and family’s preferences drastically due to mental stress and emotional life attached with it. Consequently, it becomes prerequisite, and emergency need to examine the choice characteristics influencing selection of EI during Covid-19 pandemic situation. The purpose of this study is to critically examine institutional influence and pandemic influence due to Covid-19 that affects students’ choice about an engineering institution (EI) and consequently to explore relationships between institutional and pandemic influence. The findings of this quantitative research, conducted through a self-reported survey have revealed that institutional as well as pandemic influence have governed the EI choice under Covid-19 pandemic. Secondly, pandemic influence is positively affected by institutional influence. The study demonstrated that EIs will have to reposition themselves to normalize pandemic influence by tuning institutional characteristics that regulates situational influence and new enrollments. It can be yardstick for policy makers to attract new enrollments under pandemic situation.

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“…During the pandemic, institutional governance and best practices involving quality education, care taking faculty, students centric facilities and suitable curriculum delivery that keeps the interest of students ongoing, minimizes their academic loss, creates a feeling of being a liated and justi es them as ethical engineers are very important in developing a high prestige and high reputation of EIs (Gill et al, 2018).…”

Section: Implications Suggestions and Contributionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Making it normal for ‘new’ enrollments: Effect of institutional and pandemic influence on selecting an engineering institution under the COVID-19 pandemic situation

Mahajan¹,

Patil²

2021

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The COVID-19 pandemic has forced Indian engineering institutions (EIs) to bring their previous half-shut shades completely down. Fetching new admissions to EI campuses during the pandemic has become a ‘now or never’ situation for EIs. During crisis situations, institutions have struggled to return to the normal track. The pandemic has drastically changed students’ behavior and family preferences due to mental stress and the emotional life attached to it. Consequently, it becomes a prerequisite, and emergencies need to examine the choice characteristics influencing the selection of EI during the COVID-19 pandemic situation.The purpose of this study is to critically examine institutional influence and pandemic influence due to COVID-19 that affects students’ choice about an engineering institution (EI) and consequently to explore relationships between institutional and pandemic influence. The findings of this quantitative research, conducted through a self-reported survey, have revealed that institutional and pandemic influence have governed EI choice under the COVID-19 pandemic. Second, pandemic influence is positively affected by institutional influence. The study demonstrated that EIs will have to reposition themselves to normalize pandemic influence by tuning institutional characteristics that regulate situational influence and new enrollments. It can be yardstick for policy makers to attract new enrollments under pandemic situations.

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Higher education choices of secondary school graduates with a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) background

Cited by 17 publications

References 22 publications

Selection of An Engineering Institution: Students’ Perceptions of Choice Characteristics and Suitability under the COVID-19 Pandemic

Selection of An Engineering Institution: Students’ Perceptions of Choice Characteristics and Suitability under the COVID-19 Pandemic

Making it normal for ‘new’ enrolments: Effect of institutional and pandemic influence on selecting an Engineering Institution under Covid-19 pandemic situation

Making it normal for ‘new’ enrollments: Effect of institutional and pandemic influence on selecting an engineering institution under the COVID-19 pandemic situation

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