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Hartman, Danielle. "In Pursuit of Women Scientists: Using Science Plays to Promote Women Entering STEM Disciplines." VCU Scholars Compass, 2016. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/4091.
Full textWilkins, Ashlee N. "Pursuit of STEM| Factors shaping degree completion for African American females in STEM." Thesis, California State University, Long Beach, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1528069.
Full textThe primary purpose of the study was to examine secondary data from the Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP) Freshman and College Senior Surveys to investigate factors shaping degree aspirations for African American female undergraduates partaking in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) majors. Hierarchical multiple regression was used to analyze the data and identify relationships between independent variables in relation to the dependent variable. The findings of the study reveal four key variables that were predictive of degree completion for African American females in STEM. Father's education, SAT composite, highest degree planned, and self-perception were positive predictors for females; while independent variable overall sense of community among students remained a negative predictor. Lastly implications for education and recommendations for future research were discussed.
Sequeira, Delgado Elisa Elvira, and Anedia Suarez Arroyo. "FOSTER YOUTHS’ PERCEPTIONS OF THE SOCIAL WORKER’S ROLE IN THEIR PURSUIT OF HIGHER EDUCATION." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/804.
Full textIheanacho-Dike, Ebony C., and Marsha Rehm. "What My Parents Expect: Why Graduate Students Pursue Postsecondary Education." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2018. https://dc.etsu.edu/secfr-conf/2018/schedule/3.
Full textRarick, Timothy Michael. "Importance of perceived adulthood and goal pursuit in emerging adult college students." Diss., Kansas State University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/13131.
Full textDepartment of Family Studies and Human Services
Rick J. Scheidt
Previous research has discovered that most 18-to-25 year olds do not feel they have reached the rite of passage known as adulthood. This period of development, termed “emerging adulthood”, is characterized by identity exploration and myriad possibilities related to who one is and what one wants out of life. Empirical evidence suggests that future goals linked to one’s identity are more likely to be obtained through three actions specified in the Selection-Optimization-Compensation (S.O.C.) model: selecting goals to focus one’s resources, optimizing goal-relevant means, and, when necessary, compensating for losses that may occur in these means. The purpose of this study was (a) to identify the proportions of 18-to-25 year old perceived adults vs. emerging adults in a university sample (n = 828); (b) to assess the degree to which self-reported perceived adult status distinguishes self-reports of achieved adult criteria, goal-pursuit strategies, and subjective well-being, and; (c) to determine the predictive utility of perceived adult status, background characteristics, and goal-pursuit strategies for understanding individual differences in life satisfaction, positive affect (i.e., subjective vitality), and negative affect (i.e., depressive symptoms). Analyses of on-line survey responses indicated that approximately one-fourth (24%) of participants reported they had reached adulthood, and, compared to their emerging adult peers, had achieved more criteria for adulthood and were using more effective goal-pursuit strategies. Step-wise multiple regression analyses revealed that specific background characteristics (e.g., relationship status and GPA) and goal-pursuit strategies (e.g., optimization) were significant and strongest predictors of the participants’ life satisfaction, positive affect, and negative affect. Perceived adult status was a significant moderate predictor of both life satisfaction and positive affect but was unrelated to negative affect. Implications of the findings for developmental researchers, educators, and practitioners are discussed.
Petersen, Anne Marie. "Females and STEM: Determining the K-12 experiences that influenced women to pursue STEM fields." W&M ScholarWorks, 2014. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1550154141.
Full textBanks, Mata J. "In Pursuit of the Ed.D.: A Study of East Tennessee State University's Doctors of Education: Who They are and Why They Persisted." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2006. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2167.
Full textEverley, Rachel S. "In Pursuit of Paternal Significance: Fathers' Influence on their Daughters' and Sons' Sexual Behaviors and Beliefs." VCU Scholars Compass, 2008. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/1095.
Full textLassig, Carly Jade. "Perceiving and pursuing novelty : a grounded theory of adolescent creativity." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2012. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/50661/1/Carly_Lassig_Thesis.pdf.
Full textRagsdale, Scott. "Pursuing and Completing an Undergraduate Computing Degree from a Female Perspective| A Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis." Thesis, Nova Southeastern University, 2013. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3565811.
Full textThe computing profession in the United States would benefit from an increasingly diverse workforce, specifically a larger female presence, because a more gender-balanced workforce would likely result in better technological solutions to difficulties in many areas of American life. However, to achieve this balance, more women with a solid educational foundation in computing need to enter the computing workplace. Yet a common problem is most colleges and universities offering computer-related degrees have found it challenging to attract females to their programs. Also, the women who begin a computing major have shown a higher tendency than men to leave the major. The combination of these factors has resulted in a low percentage of females graduating with a computing degree, providing one plausible explanation for the current gender imbalance in the computing profession.
It is readily apparent that female enrollment and retention must be improved to increase female graduation percentages. Although recruiting women into computing and keeping them in it has been problematic, there are some who decide to pursue a computer-related degree and successfully finish. The study focused on this special group of women who provided their insight into the pursuit and completion of an undergraduate computing degree. It is hoped that the knowledge acquired from this research will inspire and encourage more women to consider the field of computing and to seek an education in it. Also, the information gathered in this study may prove valuable to recruiters, professors, and administrators in computing academia. Recruiters will have a better awareness of the factors that direct women toward computing, which may lead to better recruitment strategies. Having a better awareness of the factors that contribute to persistence will provide professors and administrators with information that can help create better methods of encouraging females to continue rather than leave. The investigation used a sequential explanatory methodology to explore how a woman determined to pursue an undergraduate computing major and to persevere within it until attaining a degree.
Hardy, Deborah Lewis. "Learning Strategies and Motivational Patterns, as Measured by the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire, Among Students Pursuing Nursing and Allied Health Careers." University of Akron / OhioLINK, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1363549558.
Full textSalloum, Sara Labib. "Teaching as practice : blending the intellectual and moral in pursuit of science teachers' practical knowledge /." 2006. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3223709.
Full textSource: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 67-07, Section: A, page: 2518. Adviser: Fouad Abd-El-Khalick. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 272-284) Available on microfilm from Pro Quest Information and Learning.
Burge, Stephanie Woodham Reynolds John R. "Gendered pathways in higher education change and stability in the pursuit of a science degree /." Diss., 2006. http://etd.lib.fsu.edu/theses/available/etd-04072006-160257.
Full textAdvisor: John Reynolds, Florida State University, College of Social Sciences, Dept. of Sociology. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed June 14, 2006). Document formatted into pages; contains ix, 126 pages. Includes bibliographical references.
Clarke, Leroy. "An Investigation of the Impact of Mentoring on Students' Decisions to Pursue Professions in Medicine/Health Sciences: A Sociocultural Framework for Multicultural Science Education." Thesis, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1807/26395.
Full textJacquot, Colette. "Gender differences in science, math, and engineering doctoral candidates' mental models regarding intent to pursue an academic career." 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10106/1785.
Full textMunro, Brent Douglas. "K-12 non-graduate success and pursuing public post-secondary studies." Thesis, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1828/3212.
Full textGonzalez, Manuel Antonio IV. "Examining the experiences and perceptions of Latino males pursuing a PhD in the social sciences/humanities at a predominately White, research-intensive, public university." Thesis, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/24940.
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