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Becoming an Engineer in Public Universities

Pathways for Women and Minorities

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  • © 2010

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  1. Kathryn M. Borman
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  2. Will Tyson
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  3. Rhoda H. Halperin
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Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Urban Education (PSUE)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIV
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  2. Introduction: The Scarcity of Scientists and Engineers, a Hidden Crisis in the United States

    • Kathryn M. Borman, Rhoda H. Halperin, Will Tyson
    Pages 1-19

  3. Producing STEM Graduates in Florida: Understanding the Florida Context

    • Bridget A. Cotner, Cassandra Workman Whaler, Will Tyson
    Pages 21-51

  4. To Stay or to Switch? Why Students Leave Engineering Programs

    • Will Tyson, Chrystal A. S. Smith, Arland Nguema Ndong
    Pages 53-80

  5. Pedagogy and Preparation: Learning to be an Engineer

    • Rebekah S. Heppner, Reginald S. Lee, Hesborn O. Wao
    Pages 81-104

  6. Program Climate: Engineering Social and Academic Fit

    • Hesborn O. Wao, Reginald S. Lee
    Pages 105-126

  7. Program Culture: How Departmental Values Facilitate Program Efficacy

    • Susan Chanderbhan Forde, Cynthia A. Grace, Bridget A. Cotner
    Pages 127-146

  8. Making the Transition: The Two-to Four-Year Institution Transfer Experience

    • Cassandra Workman Whaler, Jason E. Miller
    Pages 147-171

  9. Voices from the Field: Strategies for Enhancing Engineering Programs

    • Kathryn M. Borman, Will Tyson, Cassandra Workman Whaler
    Pages 173-190

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 199-209
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Based on research conducted in a three year, mixed-method, multi-site National Science Foundation, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program Project, this book offers a comprehensive look into how engineering department culture and climate impacts the successful retention of female and minority college students.

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KATHRYN M. BOORMAN is Professor of Anthropology and lead researcher at the Alliance for Applied Research in Anthropology and Education in the Department of Anthropology at the University of South Florida, USA. 
  
WILL TYSON is Assistant Professor of Sociology and senior research associate at the Alliance for Applied Research in Anthropology and Education in the Department of Anthropology at the University of South Florida, USA. 
  
RHODA HALPERIN is a Fellow of the Society for Applied Anthropology and was most recently Professor of Anthropology at Montclair State University and Professor Emerita in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Cincinnati, USA.

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