A Four-Year Study of a Female Engineering Outreach Program: The Influence of Math Ability on Female Students’ Career Decisions for Engineering

Screenshot

This study, from the Women in Engineering Programs & Advocates Network, examined the efficacy of a female engineering outreach program called Women Engineers at the Beach. After participating in the program, 61.5% of female high school students performing at grade level in math and 90.1% of female students performing above grade level in math said they were interested in choosing engineering as a career.

Associated Files

Archived

Rights

Rights
Gossage, L. (2009). A Four-Year Study of a Female Engineering Outreach Program: The Influence of Math Ability on Female Students’ Career Decisions for Engineering. Conference Proceedings of WEPAN 2009 Center Stage: Effective Strategies for Recruitment and Talent Development (pp. 1-12). Austin, TX: Women in Engineering ProActive Network (WEPAN). Retrieved from http://dpubs.libraries.psu.edu/DPubS?service=Repository&version=1.0&verb=Disseminate&view=body&content-type=pdf_1&handle=psu.wepan/1301340773#
Access Rights
Add Comment

Comments

(no comments available yet)