Strategies for increasing diversity in engineering majors and careers / [edited by] Monica Gray, Ken D. Thomas

Published:: Hershey, PA : IGI Global, Engineering Science Reference (an imprint of IGI Global), [2017]
Physical Description:: xxix, 325 pages ; 27 cm.
Additional Creators:: Gray, Monica, 1976- and Thomas, Ken D., 1982-

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Advances in higher education and professional development (AHEPD) book series

Contents:

Improving minority student persistence: an institutional factors approach -- Minority recruitment and retention among gifted students -- Engineering study abroad: high impact strategy for increasing access -- Empowering women in STEM: embedding STEM in K-12 education -- Developing a learning community of engineers through an honors first-year seminar -- Engineering teams: supporting diversity in engineering education -- Addressing cultural and gender project bias: engaged learning for diverse student cohorts -- Revisioning the engineering profession: how to make it happen! -- A globally focused, experiential educational system for STEM fields: measures for intentionally promoting diversity -- Diversifying engineering education: a transdisciplinary approach from RWTH Aachen University -- Engineering pathways in a U.S. public institution of higher education: a strategy for fostering student diversity -- Getting off the engineering enrollment rollercoaster: interaction between academia and upstream petroleum industry.

Summary:

"This book is a source for global findings in engineering education promotion across all education levels. This book investigates the impact of industry-engineering interactions to improve inclusion and diversity through all stages of the engineering profession, the use of specialized programs to retain diverse populations in engineering and other topics"--

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ISBN:

9781522522126 hardcover
1522522123 hardcover

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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